Trace Panda
■ radical

to obtain

How it’s built

Original form of 得. Depicts a hand (寸) grabbing a shell (貝), used as currency in ancient China, to convey the meaning "get".

iconic

shell

iconic

inch; thumb; (hand) Here used to depict a hand.

Through the ages

Oracle bone script
Bronze script
Seal script

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