摘

zhāi
HSK 5
#2,022 most
frequent character
to take, to borrow
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

摘 joins 扌 hand as its meaning part with 啇 dī as its sound part, though the sound link is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant to take, grab, or remove. That grew to pick or pluck, select, and pluck off.

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Example Sentences

我去花园摘花。
wǒqù huāyuán zhāihuā 。
I am going to the garden to pick flowers.
请你为我摘一下这本书。
qǐng nǐ wéiwǒ zhāi yīxià zhè běn shū 。
Please pick this book for me.
她从树上摘下了一个苹果。
tā cóng shù shàng zhāixià le yígè píngguǒ 。
She picked an apple from the tree.

Words with similar meanings

采cǎi
to gather; to pick
This word is often used in the context of gathering plants or flowers, similar to '摘', but can imply a more collective gathering.
拨bō
to pluck; to remove
This word can imply a more forceful action when removing something, applicable in a broader range of contexts.

Homophones

侧zhāi
lean on one side

Words Starting With 摘

摘要zhāi yào
summary; abstract

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