Taxonomy of meanings for 汲:　　

  • 汲 jí (OC: krɯb MC: kɯip) 居立切 入 廣韻：【汲引也又縣名在衞州又姓漢有中尉汲黯河東人 】
    • FETCH
      • viactfetch water, draw water
      • vtoNdraw water from
      • vadNrelated to fetching waterDS
    • PULL
      • vtoNpull from; fetch water fromCH
    • LEAD
      • PROMOTE
        • LEARN
          • REGIONS
            • SURNAMES

              Additional information about 汲

              說文解字: 【汲】，引水於井也。从水、从及，及亦聲。 〔小徐本作「從水、及聲。」〕 【居立切】

                Criteria
              • FETCH

                1. There is no word commonly used for the fetching of things, and the most current word sometimes used in this meaning is probably qǔ 取 (ant. yǔ 予 "give").

                2. Jí 汲 refers specifically to the fetching of water.

                Word relations
              • Oppos: (FETCH)樵/FIREWOOD Qiáo 樵 refers to largish branches cut up and used for firewood.