TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 字
獲
獲 ＝ 犭 ＋ 蒦
ㄏㄨㄛˋ · huò
verb — to catch; to obtain
字源 FORM — what the parts do
犭義a hunting dog
蒦聲huò — gives the sound, exacta hand (又) closing on a bird (隹) under the grass (艹)
A hunting dog (犭) and 蒦 — a hand closing on a bird in the grass — which gives its sound unchanged. The catch of the hunt is the original sense; from it, anything gained: 獲得, 獲獎.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
犬（犭）竄進草叢，鳥（隹）撲翅——手（又）已經合上了。
The dog (犭) plunges into the grass, the bird (隹) beats its wings — and the hand (又) has already closed.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)擒獲（獵得）— to catch — the hunt's take
→獲得、獲獎— to obtain, win常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension