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撿

jiǎn

to pick up

Strokes
16
Radical
手
HSK
—
Tone
3

Other readings: liàn

Simplified form: 捡

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 捡, the simplified form of 撿. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 我在修理回家路上捡到的收音机。

    Wǒ zài xiū lǐ huí jiā lù shang jiǎn dào de shōu yīn jī

    I'm fixing the radio which I found on my way home.

  • 她捡了许多漂亮的小石头。

    Tā jiǎn le xǔ duō piào liang de xiǎo shí tou

    She picked up beautiful stones.

  • 谁捡到就归谁!

    Shéi jiǎn dào jiù guī shéi

    Finders keepers!

  • 我在海边捡了个漂亮贝壳。

    Wǒ zài hǎi biān jiǎn le gè piào liang bèi ké

    I picked up a pretty shell at the seaside.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 捡

  • 捡jiǎn 3to pick up; to collect; to gather