HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
得到
To obtain, to gain, or to acquire something.
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 1
Why does 得到 look like this?
得 (to get): 彳 (step/walk) + 旦 (dawn) + 寸 (hand/measurement). It suggests someone moving to grasp or measure something at dawn. 到 (to arrive): 至 (to arrive) + 刂 (knife/radical). Originally meant reaching a destination or target. Together, '得到' implies the process of reaching out and successfully arriving at possession.