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1.

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2.

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捡 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

捡=扌hand+佥all

The hand (扌) picks up or collects something, like a seal (佥) gathering items — to pick up or gather.

4.

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5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 捡 is used in context

tā他

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

jiǎn捡

dào

Information

Pinyinjiǎn

Meaningto pick up

Strokes10

Radical扌

Traditional撿

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1260

Zhuyinㄐㄧㄢˇ

UnicodeU+6361

CangjieQOMM

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到

le了

yí一

gè个

qián钱

bāo包

。

He picked up a wallet in the park.

tā他

jiǎn捡

qǐ起

le了

dì地

shàng上

de的

qián钱

bāo包

。

He picked up the wallet on the ground.

zhì志

yuàn愿

zhě者

men们

zài在

hǎi海

tān滩

jiǎn捡

lā垃

jī圾

。

Volunteers are picking up trash on the beach.

wǒ我

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

jiǎn捡

dào到

yí一

gè个

shǒu手

jī机

。

I found a phone in the park.

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