TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
取
ㄑㄩˇ · qǔ
verb — to take, obtain
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A hand (又) holding an ear (耳). Armies counted merit by the ears cut from the slain — the hand with the ear is the act of taking. To take, to obtain (取得、爭取); with 女 added it became 娶, taking a bride.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
仗打完，手（又）裡攥著割下的耳朵（耳）回營——記功用的。
The battle over, a hand (又) carries the cut ear (耳) back to camp — the tally of merit.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)拿取— to take常用
→取得、爭取— to obtain; to strive for
→錄取— taken onto the list — admitted
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension