撿
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jiǎn · to pick up, to gather, to collect

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16Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 撿

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Example sentences

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Wǒ fǔ shēn jiǎn qǐ le diào zài dì shàng de bǐ.我俯身撿起了掉在地上的筆。

I bent over to pick up my pen which had fallen on the floor.

Source: Tatoeba #507419 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā cóng lùshang jiǎn qǐ yí yàng bái sè de dōng xī.他從路上撿起一樣白色的東西。

He picked up something white on the street.

Source: Tatoeba #11989559 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jiǎn qǐ le yí kuài é luǎn shí.她撿起了一塊鵝卵石。

She stooped to pick up a pebble.

Source: Tatoeba #761266 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jié yī jiǎn qǐ le zhè bǎ jiù jiǎn dāo.傑伊撿起了這把舊剪刀。

Jay picked up the old scissors.

Source: Tatoeba #861062 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā wān dī shēnzi, bǎ qián bì jiǎn le qǐ lái.她彎低身子,把錢幣撿了起來。

She bent down and picked up the coin.

Source: Tatoeba #604499 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ zài sēn lín lǐ jiǎn le yì xiē sōng guǒ.湯姆在森林裡撿了一些松果。

Tom collected some pine cones in the forest.

Source: Tatoeba #13573773 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 撿 in context

  1. Say jiǎn, then recall the core meaning: to pick up, to gather, to collect.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 撿 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.