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Meaning of 捡

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(Trad.: 撿)
Pinyin: jiǎn
English Definition: to pick up; to collect; to gather
Chinese Definition:
①拾取:捡拾。捡东西。
②古同“检”,查。
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Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (hand) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
捡骨 jiǎn bone-gathering, a custom of Fujian and Taiwan in which a son recovers the bones of his deceased father from the grave and places them in an urn for permanent storage at a different location
捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 jiǎn le zhī ma diū le guā to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom)
捡到篮里就是菜 jiǎn dào lán jiù shì cài all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
He bent down to pick up the paper from the ground.
2
She picked up the dropped keys from the ground.
3
He picks up a lot of loose change on the street every day.
4
Kids love picking up seashells on the beach.
5
西
He often picks up useful things on the street.