掇
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Meaning: to pick up; to collect; to gather up
💡 Imagine a hand (扌) picking up four (叕) scattered coins.
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Character Story & Explanation
掇 (duō) means to pick up, collect, or gather up, often implying careful or repeated action. Its radical 扌 (hand) suggests manual activity. Used in words like 拾掇 (shíduo, to tidy up) and 掇弄 (duōnòng, to fiddle with), it reflects hands-on care. In classical texts, 掇 appears in contexts of gathering crops or collecting scattered items, emphasizing precision.
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