Tom picked up the book.
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捡
Traditional: 撿
jiǎn
HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 5
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jiǎn · gim2 (Jyutping)
- to pick up; to collect; to gather
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Character breakdown
捡
- Meaning
- to pick up
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- ⿰扌佥
- Cangjie
- QOMM
- Four-corner
- 5801
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Example sentences
She stooped to pick up a pebble.
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