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It might seem from the primary definition of 獲 and from its “animal” radical that this kanji is mainly for trapping wild animals, rounding up strays, chasing prey, and catching fish. You can certainly use 獲 in those ways, but this kanji also enables you to talk about acquiring languages, capturing an enemy’s equipment, winning literary prizes, getting ahold of busy people, and much more. 

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Two essay revisions have posted:

essay 1081 on 穫 (to harvest, reap)

essay 1784 on 捕 (to catch; grasp; seize; capture; arrest)

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Finally, Ulrike has produced the following new-monics (which are free!):

桟 (1308: frame (e.g., of a sliding door))
傘 (1310: umbrella)
暫 (1311: awhile)
漸 (1503: gradual)
斬 (2021: to cut with a sword)