拾

shí
HSK 6
#1,958 most
frequent character
to pick up, to collate or arrange
verb
Measure Word

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

拾 shí uses 扌 a hand as the meaning part and 合 hé for sound, though the sound link is not clear in Mandarin. It first meant to pick up, then to collect. The sense ten on checks came by sound loan.

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Example Sentences

我在地上拾到了一个硬币。
wǒzài dìshàng shí dàole yígè yìngbì 。
I picked up a coin from the ground.
请把这些文件拾整齐。
qǐng bǎ zhèixiē wénjiàn shí zhěngqí 。
Please collate these documents neatly.
他数了拾个苹果。
tā shù le shí gè píngguǒ 。
He counted ten apples.

Words with similar meanings

捡jiǎn
to pick up
This is more commonly used in everyday language and can also mean to gather or collect casually.
收shōu
to gather
This term emphasizes the action of collecting or accumulating items, often used in a broader context.

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