Character
| HSK | 5 |
|---|---|
| FREQUENCY | 2753rd character |
| RADICAL | ⼿ (64.7) |
| STROKES | 10 |
| INDEX # | 1804 |
| TRADITIONAL | 撿 |
to pick up
HSK 5
#2753
DEFINITIONS
- to pick up
- to pick up
- to collect
- to gather
STROKES
WORDS
| 捡拾 jiǎn shí | to pick up; to gather |
| 捡了芝麻丢了西瓜 jiǎn le zhī ma diū le xī guā | to let go of the big prize while grabbing at trifles (idiom) |
| 捡到篮里就是菜 jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài | all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom) |
| 捡尸 jiǎn shī | (slang) to target an intoxicated person for sexual assault |
| 捡骨 jiǎn gǔ | 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 |
| 捡起 jiǎn qǐ | to pick up or to collect |
| 捡回来 jiǎn huí lái | pick back up; recover; retrieve |
| 捡起来 jiǎn qǐ lái | pick up; to pick something up from the ground |
| 捡来 jiǎn lái | to pick up; to gather (from somewhere) |
| 捡了个 jiǎn le gè | picked up; found and took advantage of; gained a small benefit or advantage |
| 捡漏 jiǎn lòu | to pick up missed opportunities; to take advantage of a situation where others have overlooked or neglected something |
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