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捡 jiǎn to pick up

to pick up; to gather; to collect

How to remember 捡: 扌 hand + 佥 conference = to pick up. With a quick hand the cleaner walks through the empty conference hall, bending again and again to pick up forgotten pens.

  • HSK 5
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 扌

Component breakdown

捡 = 扌 hand + 佥 conference

  • 扌 hand
  • 佥 conference
The Gushi story

With a quick hand the cleaner walks through the empty conference hall, bending again and again to pick up forgotten pens.

How it is used

  • Specifically "pick up something off the ground," often something lost or discarded: 捡钱 jiǎn qián "find/pick up money," 捡垃圾 jiǎn lājī "pick up trash."
  • Contrast with 拿 ná "to take/pick up (in general)": 捡 implies the object was on the ground or not yours, 拿 is neutral about origin.
  • Usually used directly with an object rather than in fixed compounds.