捡

撿
jiǎn
HSK 5
#2,747 most
frequent character
to pick up, to collect, to gather
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

捡 puts 扌 a hand with 佥 qiān, the sound part, whose rhyme matches. For jiǎn it first meant 'to restrain, control', which grew to 'collect, gather' and 'pick up'. Read liǎn, it names a show of respect made by cupping one hand before the chest.

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Example Sentences

他在路边捡到了一个钱包。
tāzài lùbiān jiǎndào le yígè qiánbāo 。
He picked up a wallet by the roadside.
我喜欢在公园里捡落叶。
wǒ xǐhuān zài gōngyuán lǐ jiǎn luòyè 。
I enjoy picking up fallen leaves in the park.
她捡起地上的书，把它放回书架上。
tā jiǎn qǐ dìshàng de shū ， bǎ tā fànghuí shūjià shàng 。
She picked up the book from the ground and put it back on the shelf.

Words with similar meanings

拾shí
to pick up
More formal term for picking up, often used in literary contexts.
采cǎi
to gather
Used in the context of gathering items like flowers or fruits.

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