摘 Stroke Order — How to Write 摘
摘 is written in 14 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.
摘 Radical and Character Components
Components:扌啇
摘 is an ideographic compound. To pick 扌 a fruit off a branch 啇.
Radical: 扌 + 11 more strokes
摘 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- zhāi
Meanings of 摘 in Chinese
1
zhāi摘
To pick, pluck, take off, remove (e.g., fruit, glasses, a part).
农民们正在果园里采摘成熟的苹果。
Farmers are picking ripe apples in the orchard.
To select, pick out, extract (e.g., excerpts, summaries, or points from a larger text or discussion).
她仔细地摘录了会议的重点内容。
She carefully extracted the key points of the meeting.
To borrow or raise funds, often from various sources, to meet financial needs, similar to 'borrowing here and there'.
为了周转资金，他东摘西借才把生意维持下去。
To circulate funds, he had to borrow from various sources to keep the business going.
Common Words and Phrases with 摘
1
To extract and edit (content from articles or speeches).
他正在为新书摘编一些经典诗歌和散文片段。
He is currently excerpting and compiling some classic poems and prose fragments for his new book.
2
To select and copy passages or excerpts from a text; also refers to the copied passages themselves.
我喜欢从书籍中摘抄精彩的段落，以便日后回顾。
I enjoy excerpting brilliant passages from books for later review.
3
To surgically remove a part of an organism.
医生成功地为病人摘除了病变的阑尾。
The doctor successfully removed the diseased appendix from the patient.
4
to publish extracts
这份研究报告的重点内容被期刊摘登，以供读者快速了解。
The key findings of this research report were excerpted and published in the journal for readers to quickly understand.
5
To make notes or extracts from a text, often summarizing key points; also, the notes or extracts themselves.
我在阅读一本新书时，经常会做一些摘记，以便日后回顾和消化内容。
When I read a new book, I often make some notes to review and digest the content later.
6
to borrow money when in urgent need
因为项目资金周转不灵，他只好向同事摘借了一部分应急。
Due to a temporary cash flow problem with the project, he had to borrow some money from a colleague for urgent needs.
7
To select and copy specific parts or passages from a larger text or document.
我从那本书中摘录了一些精彩的段落。
I excerpted some wonderful passages from that book.
8
To pick or pluck (e.g., fruit); to extract or excerpt (e.g., key information or a passage).
她从各种资料中摘取了有用的数据，用于她的研究报告。
She extracted useful data from various sources for her research report.
9
An abstract or summary, often of a document, article, or report, highlighting its main points.
阅读完这篇复杂的学术论文后，我发现论文的摘要部分非常有帮助，它快速概括了核心论点
After reading this complex academic paper, I found the abstract section very helpful, as it quickly summarized the core arguments.
10
To translate selected or summarized content; a summarized translation.
我将报告的关键部分摘译出来，以便读者快速了解其核心内容。
I abridged and translated the key parts of the report so that readers could quickly grasp its core content.
11
to quote or excerpt (from a text or document)
他在报告中摘引了几段著名诗歌，以阐明自己的观点。
He excerpted several famous poems in his report to illustrate his point.
More words with 摘
- jué抉zhāi摘select, choose
- cǎi采zhāi摘pick, pluck
- zhāi摘xià下pick, pluck
- zhāi摘xià下lai来pick, take off
- tōu偷zhāi摘To pilfer, To pick secretly
- cǎi采zhāi摘dào到picked, harvested
- jué抉zhāi摘chū出pick out, select
- zhāi摘yì译chū出lai来translate excerpts, extract and translate
- cǎi采zhāi摘jué蕨cài菜picking fiddleheads, gathering fiddleheads
- dōng东zhāi摘xī西jiè借Borrow from various sources, Borrow here and there
- yí一fèn份zhāi摘yào要an abstract, a summary
- cǎi采zhāi摘shí食yòng用pick and eat, gather and eat
- cǎi采zhāi摘xià下lai来pick, pluck
- cǎi采zhāi摘yě野cài菜picking wild vegetables, foraging for wild edibles
- xīn辛qín勤cǎi采zhāi摘diligent picking, hard picking
Idioms with 摘
- zhāi摘xiá瑕zhǐ指yú瑜point out both strengths and weaknesses
- duàn断zhāng章zhāi摘jù句quote out of context
- sōu搜zhāng章zhāi摘jù句plagiarize by copying passages
- xún寻zhāng章zhāi摘jù句to quote extensively without original thought
- xún寻zhī枝zhāi摘yè叶focus on minor details
- zhāi摘dǎn胆wān剜xīn心experience intense agony
- zhāi摘guā瓜bào抱màn蔓make a clean sweep
- zhāi摘jù句xún寻zhāng章superficially study texts for phrases
- zhāi摘yàn艳xūn熏xiāng香refine and embellish literary works
- zhāi摘yàn艳xūn薰xiāng香to produce beautiful and refined prose
- bào抱wàn蔓zhāi摘guā瓜Overextend an investigation, implicating innocents
- gōu钩yuán元zhāi摘mì秘delve into profound mysteries
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Open the tool →Questions about 摘
What does 摘 mean in Chinese?
摘 (zhāi) means “To pick” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 摘?
摘 is pronounced zhāi in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 摘 have?
摘 has 14 strokes.
How do you write 摘?
摘 is written in 14 strokes, starting from the radical 扌. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 摘?
The radical of 摘 is 扌, and 摘 is an ideographic compound.
