拾 Stroke Order — How to Write 拾
拾 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
拾 Radical and Character Components
拾 is an ideographic compound. To gather 合 things in one's hands 扌.
Radical: 扌 + 6 more strokes
拾 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- shí
- shè
Meanings of 拾 in Chinese
1
shí拾
To pick up or collect from the ground, often referring to objects like leaves, trash, or scraps. It can also describe collecting scattered information or ideas, or finding something readily available.
小明弯下腰，仔细地拾起地上的垃圾。
Xiao Ming bent down and carefully picked up the trash from the ground.
To gather, collect, or pick up, often in the context of tidying or putting things in order.
请你把桌上的文件都拾起来。
Please pick up all the documents on the table.
The formal or capitalized form of the number ten, often used in financial documents to prevent alteration.
此款共计人民币伍拾元。
The total amount is fifty Renminbi.
An old term for a leather armguard worn on the left arm by archers.
射手挽弓前，总会系上护拾保护手臂。
Before drawing the bow, the archer would always tie on a 'shí' (armguard) to protect their arm.
2
shè拾
To ascend steps; to pass through or experience, similar to 涉 (shè).
他拾级而上，进入了寺庙的大门。
He ascended the steps and entered the main gate of the temple.
Common Words and Phrases with 拾
1
To tidy up, put in order, fix/repair, or (colloquially) to punish.
妈妈叫我把房间拾掇一下。
Mom told me to tidy up my room.
2
To glean and collect discarded items for a living.
老奶奶每天都会去垃圾场拾荒，希望能找到一些还能用的东西。
The old lady goes scavenging at the landfill every day, hoping to find some usable items.
3
ascend step by step
他沿着石阶拾级而上，欣赏着寺庙周围的风景。
He ascended the stone steps one by one, admiring the scenery around the temple.
4
拾芥 (shíjiè) literally means 'picking up a mustard seed,' figuratively describing something extremely easy to do; a piece of cake.
对他来说，完成这项任务简直是易如反掌，犹如拾芥
For him, completing this task is as easy as picking up a mustard seed.
5
To not pocket the money one picks up; to return lost property to its owner.
小明拾金不昧，把捡到的钱包归还给了失主，受到大家的称赞。
Xiao Ming, demonstrating the virtue of returning lost property without keeping it, returned the wallet he found to its owner and was praised by everyone.
6
Collecting scattered bits or pieces (e.g., information, stories, or scrap materials).
这本小册子名为《城市生活拾零》，记录了作者在街头巷尾的所见所闻。
This pamphlet, titled 'Gleanings from City Life,' records what the author saw and heard in the streets and alleys.
7
To plagiarize or to parrot others' ideas and words without originality or independent thought.
他的文章总是拾人涕唾，缺乏自己的真知灼见
His articles are always just parroting others' ideas, lacking his own genuine insights.
8
To parrot others' words or ideas, lacking originality.
他在演讲中只是拾人牙慧，缺乏自己的真知灼见，所以听众很快就感到厌倦了
In his speech, he merely parroted others' ideas, lacking his own genuine insights, so the audience quickly grew bored.
9
Lost property
他把在公园里捡到的拾物交给了管理处。
He handed over the found item he picked up in the park to the management office.
10
To pick up lost property; to make up for omissions.
在团队合作中，我们应该互相学习，拾遗补缺，共同进步。
In teamwork, we should learn from each other, fill in any gaps or omissions, and make progress together.
More words with 拾
- jiǎn捡shí拾pick up, gather
- duō掇shí拾To pick up, tidy up, or collect.
- zhí摭shí拾to pick up; to collect
- shōu收shi拾Tidy up, Pack
- shí拾dào到found, picked up
- shí拾qǐ起pick up, gather
- shōu收shi拾hǎo好Tidy up, Clean up
- shí拾jí级ér而shàng上ascend the steps, walk up the stairs
- hù护shí拾Protect and pick up, Safeguard and collect
- jùn捃shí拾pick up, gather
- tuò拓shí拾Expand & Collect, Pioneer & Gather
- wǔ伍shí拾fifty
- èr贰shí拾twenty
- shí拾qǐ起lai来pick up, retrieve
- shōu收shi拾cán残jú局clean up the mess, pick up the pieces
- chóng重shí拾regain, resume
- lái来shōu收shi拾Come to tidy up, Come to clean up
- shí拾yí遗bǔ补quē缺To fill in gaps and omissions, To make up for deficiencies
- shōu收shi拾dé得tidied, cleaned
- shōu收shi拾dōng东xi西pack, pack up
Idioms with 拾
- shí拾yí遗bǔ补quē阙fill gaps and correct errors
- bǔ补quē阙shí拾yí遗fill gaps and make up for omissions
- bù不kān堪shōu收shi拾beyond control or repair
- bù不kě可shōu收shí拾get out of hand
- dào道bù不shí拾yí遗lost articles are not picked up from the street
- fàng放yáng羊shí拾chái柴older man marries younger woman for heir
- fǔ俯shí拾dì地jiè芥as easy as picking up a blade of grass
- fǔ俯shí拾jí即shì是found everywhere, easily obtained
- fǔ俯shí拾jiē皆shì是can be found everywhere
- lù路bù不shí拾yí遗no one picks up lost articles on the road
- rú如shí拾dì地jiè芥extremely easy to obtain or achieve
- shí拾chén陈dǎo蹈gù故cling to outdated practices
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Open the tool →Questions about 拾
What does 拾 mean in Chinese?
拾 (shí) means “To gather” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 拾?
拾 has 2 pronunciations: shí, shè.
How many strokes does 拾 have?
拾 has 9 strokes.
How do you write 拾?
拾 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 扌. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 拾?
The radical of 拾 is 扌, and 拾 is an ideographic compound.
