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pick

HSK 10 N2
cǎi
サイ
と.る
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 采 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (採)
Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
Phonetic component
cǎi pluck
color
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Simplified (采)
claw (top)+ tree =
gather, pick
Iconic component
zhǎo claw (top)
radical 87
爫 is a component form of 爪.
Iconic component
tree
Notes
Chinese
/ [cǎi]
to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather
Example Sentences