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擷
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撷
🇨🇳

hold

HSK 10
Human →Actions →Change
xié
ケツ
つまばさ.む、はさ.む
Components
Traditional (擷)
扌 hand (side)+ 頡 fly =
擷 hold
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
hand
頡 Phonetic component
fly
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Simplified (撷)
扌 hand (side)+ 颉 fly upward =
撷 pick up
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
hand
颉 Phonetic component
xié fly upward
fly upward, soar
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
擷
Regular
Modern
Chinese
撷 / 擷 [xié]
to collect; Taiwan pr. [jié]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
撷取 [xié​qǔ] #50,246
to pick