拾 (shí) - To pick up & to collect

拾Tone 2

shí ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

上姝

拾 · shí

To pick up;

to collect;

to tidy up;

the number ten in formal contexts (alternative form of 十).

To pick upto collectto tidy up

Usage highlights

Pick upTidy upCollect firewoodGlean wheatPick up the piecesFormal numeral ten

Synonyms

  • 捡— To pick up (more colloquial)
  • 收拾— To tidy up
  • 十— Ten (standard form)

Antonyms

  • 丢— To lose; to throw away
  • 弃— To abandon; to discard

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He picked up the wallet on the street (拾起钱包).
  • Please tidy up the room (收拾房间).
  • The check was written for one hundred and ten yuan (壹佰拾元).
  • She collects seashells on the beach (拾贝壳).

Collocations

  • Pick up(拾起)
  • Tidy up(收拾)
  • Collect firewood(拾柴)
  • Glean wheat(拾麦)
  • Pick up the pieces(拾遗)
  • Formal numeral ten(拾)

Idioms

  • Road not picking up遗失(路不拾遗)
  • Pick up gold while incorruptible(拾金不昧)
  • Pick up people's wisdom(拾人牙慧)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used as the formal writing for the number ten in financial documents to prevent fraud.
  • The character embodies the virtue of honesty and integrity, as seen in the idiom 拾金不昧.
  • In ancient times, 拾遗 was an official title meaning 'to pick up what the emperor has missed'.

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