汲 jí to draw water at a well
怎么记住“汲”: 氵 water + 及 reach = to draw water at a well. The water lies so deep that the bucket cannot reach it, so Grandpa ties on his belt and shows the kids how to draw water at a well.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
汲 = 氵 water + 及 reach
- 氵 water meaning
- 及 reach meaning + sound
The water lies so deep that the bucket cannot reach it, so Grandpa ties on his belt and shows the kids how to draw water at a well.
How it came to be
Water gives the meaning, and the sign for reach gives the sound and part of the meaning.
用法
- To draw water from a well, chiefly figurative now in 汲取 (jíqǔ): to draw on/absorb: 汲取经验 (jíqǔ jīngyàn) to draw lessons from experience, 汲取营养 (jíqǔ yíngyǎng) to take in nourishment.
- 汲汲 (jíjí) means anxiously striving after something. Literary.