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Character #983 · The First 1000

shí

pick up

to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

Strokes
9
Both scripts
拾
Poster cell
C36

简 = 繁拾 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • shōushi to put in order
  • shíhuāng to glean
  • shíyí to pocket a lost article
  • shíduo to clear up
  • jiǎnshí to pick up
  • shídé to find
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 拾

Write 拾 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, shí, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell C36 · 28 × 36 grid

拾 is #983 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 拾 mean in English?
拾 (shí) means "pick up": to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral).
How do you pronounce 拾?
拾 is pronounced shí in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄕˊ.
How many strokes does 拾 have?
拾 has 9 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 拾 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 拾 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 拾?
Common words that use 拾 include 收拾 (shōushi, to put in order), 拾荒 (shíhuāng, to glean), 拾遗 (shíyí, to pocket a lost article), 拾掇 (shíduo, to clear up).
How common is 拾?
拾 is number 983 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell C36 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.