拾

• 拼音: shí
• 汉字拆解: 拾 = 扌(hand) + 合 (gather/close)

含义

To pick up; to collect; to gather (from the ground).

A more formal or literary way to say 捡 (jiǎn). Used for picking up things from the ground or collecting scattered items. Also appears in the idiom 拾金不昧 (returning money one has found). In financial contexts, 拾 is the formal version of 十 (ten) used on checks to prevent fraud.

例句

1. 他在路边拾到了一个钱包。
2. 孩子们在海边拾贝壳玩。
3. 她弯腰拾起地上的纸巾。

用法指南

语境: written, literary, idioms

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 拾金不昧是美德。(Returning found money is a virtue.)
• 他拾起了掉落的书本。(He picked up the fallen books.)

错误说法

• 我去拾孩子 — don't use 拾 for picking up people; use 接 instead

起源与历史

Composed of 扌(hand radical) + 合 (to close/gather), suggesting gathering with hands.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal