硩 (chè) - To pick & to pluck

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chè ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

嫦晨

硩 · chè

To pick;

to pluck;

to gather;

to take;

also refers to a type of stone used in ancient times for divination or as a weight.

To pickto pluckto gather

Usage highlights

To pick herbsTo gather tea leavesDivination stoneTo pluck fruitsTo take a sampleStone weight

Synonyms

  • 采— to pick; to gather
  • 摘— to pluck; to pick
  • 取— to take; to get

Antonyms

  • 弃— to abandon; to discard
  • 舍— to give up; to relinquish

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He picked medicinal herbs from the mountain (硩采草药).
  • Ancient diviners used special stones (硩石).
  • She gathered flowers in the meadow (硩花).

Collocations

  • To pick herbs(硩药)
  • To gather tea leaves(硩茶)
  • Divination stone(硩石)
  • To pluck fruits(硩果)
  • To take a sample(硩样)
  • Stone weight(硩秤)

Idioms

  • To pick stars and pluck the moon(硩星摘月)
  • To gather orchids and pluck chrysanthemums(硩兰采菊)
  • To take the essence and discard the dross(硩菁去芜)

Cultural background

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  • Used in ancient Chinese texts referring to the gathering of herbs or special stones.
  • Associated with traditional Chinese medicine and divination practices.
  • The character contains the 'stone' radical, reflecting its historical connection to mineral objects.

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