汲 jí to draw water at a well
How to remember 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.
Component breakdown
汲 = 氵 water + 及 reach
- 氵 water
- 及 reach
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 is used
- 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.