拾 (shí) — to pick up; to collate or arrange
Definition
Literary/formal verb 'to pick up' — written register, like in 拾金不昧. 比 捡 more formal; 拣 emphasizes careful choosing rather than lifting.
verb
to pick upto collate or arrange
Examples
- 拾。Wǒ cóng dì shàng shí qǐ le yì méi yìng bì.I picked up a coin from the floor.
- 拾。Tā bǎ diào zài dì shàng de huà shí le qǐ lái.He picked up the painting that had fallen on the floor.
- 拾。Zhè xiē wén jiàn xū yào àn shùn xù shí hǎo.These documents need to be collated in order.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
拾 uses 扌 for hand and 合 for sound; the whole character means to pick up by hand.
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