拾 (sap6 sip3 | shi2 she4) : pick up; tidy up; ten; ascend

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拾

sap6 sip3

shi2 she4

[粵] sap6 [國] shi2
[1] pick up (from the ground); collect
[2] tidy up; put in order; repair
[3] ten [used for the numeral "十" on checks, banknotes, etc to avoid mistakes or alterations]

[粵] sap6 [國] she4
ascend/go up in light steps

For the "ascend" meaning, there is also a variant Jyutping pronunciation of sip3 in addition to sap6.

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

拾

This word has been viewed 6092 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Nov 2009 02:15

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收拾 sau1 sap6 shou1 shi5 = to put in order; to tidy up

執拾 zap1 sap6 = making the bed

不可收拾 bat1 ho2 sau1 sap6 bu4 ke3 shou1 shi5 = unmanageable, out of hand, hopeless 國

拾人牙慧 sap6 jan4 ngaa4 wai6 shi2 ren2 ya2 hui4 = pick up phrases from sb and pass them off as one's own

拾口 sap6 hau2 = to send a woman to trick or swindle sb 粵

撿拾 gim2 sap6 jian3 shi2 = collect; gather 國

重拾 cung4 sap6 chong2 shi2 = get back again; regain; recover

拾荒 sap6 fong1 shi2 huang1 = scavenge

Showing 1 example containing 拾

我正在收拾東西國
I'm cleaning up!
[Lit. I in-the-process-of tidying-up things]

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 拾
Unicode code for this character: U+62fe (off-site link)

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