撿

See also: 𢮦 and 捡

撿 U+64BF, 撿 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-64BF ← 撾 [U+64BE] CJK Unified Ideographs 擀 → [U+64C0]

Translingual

Traditional	撿
Shinjitai (extended)	𢮦
Simplified	捡

Han character

撿 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 手人一人 (QOMO), four-corner 5808₆, composition ⿰扌僉)

Derived characters

• 𭕽, 籡

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 457, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12779
• Dae Jaweon: page 806, character 7
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1970, character 15
• Unihan data for U+64BF

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (僉) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
厱	*raːm, *kʰreːm, *kʰlam
歛	*qʰlaːm
臉	*ɡ·reːmʔ, *skʰlam, *kramʔ
醶	*ɡr·reːmʔ, *skʰraːmʔ
鹼	*kreːmʔ, *skʰlam
薟	*ɡ·ram, *ɡ·ramʔ, *qʰram
匳	*ɡ·ram
獫	*ɡ·ram, *ɡ·ramʔ, *ɡ·rams, *qʰramʔ
蘞	*ɡ·ram, *ɡ·ramʔ, *qʰlam
籢	*ɡ·ram
斂	*ɡ·ramʔ, *ɡ·rams
瀲	*ɡ·ramʔ, *ɡ·rams
撿	*ɡ·ramʔ, *kramʔ
羷	*ɡ·ramʔ
殮	*ɡ·rams
簽	*skʰlam
僉	*skʰlam
憸	*skʰlam, *skʰlamʔ, *sqʰlam, *qʰramʔ
譣	*skʰlam, *qʰramʔ
檢	*kramʔ
瞼	*kramʔ
儉	*ɡramʔ
顩	*ŋramʔ, *rlɯmʔ, *kʰrɯmʔ
嬐	*ŋramʔ
嶮	*ŋramʔ, *hŋramʔ
噞	*ŋramʔ, *ŋrams
驗	*ŋrams
險	*qʰramʔ
劒	*kams
劍	*kams
𩏩	*qʰam

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡ·ramʔ, *kramʔ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 僉 (OC *skʰlam).

Etymology 1

trad.		撿
simp.		捡
2nd round simp.		拣
alternative forms		檢／检 揀／拣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎn (jian³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gim²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiám
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kiám

  (Teochew, Peng'im): giam²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎn
    • Wade–Giles: chien³
    • Yale: jyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jean
    • Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gim²
    • Yale: gím
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gim²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gim²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːm³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiám
    • Hakka Romanization System: giam^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giam³
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯am³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiám
    • Tâi-lô: kiám
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiarm
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiam⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiam⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiam⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: giam²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiám
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiam⁵²/

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• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*kramʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	撿
Reading #	2/2
No.	10211
Phonetic component	僉
Rime group	談
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	檢
Old Chinese	/*kramʔ/
Notes	見漢書

Definitions

撿

1. (literary) (alt. form 檢／检) to restrain; to constrain
2. (literary) (alt. form 檢／检) to inspect; to investigate
3. to pick up; to collect

   撿柴／捡柴  ―  jiǎn chái  ―  to collect firewood

   他剛在路上撿到了一百塊錢。 [MSC, trad.]
   他刚在路上捡到了一百块钱。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā gāng zài lù shàng jiǎn dào le yībǎi kuài qián. [Pinyin]

   He picked up 100 bucks off the ground just now.

4. Alternative form of 揀／拣 (jiǎn, “to pick”).
5. (dialectal) to put in order
6. (dialectal Hakka) to take; to get

Synonyms

• (to pick up): 拾 (shí)
• (to take):

Dialectal synonyms of 拿 (“to take; to hold”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		取
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	拿
	Taiwan	拿
	Malaysia	拿
	Singapore	拿
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	拿
Central Plains Mandarin	Zhengzhou	拿, 搦
	Xi'an	拿
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	拿
	Wuhan	拿
	Guilin	拿
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	拿
	Hefei	拿
Cantonese	Guangzhou	攞, 拎, 搦
	Hong Kong	攞, 拎, 搦
	Macau	拎
	Taishan	𢬿, 討
	Kaiping (Chikan)	討
	Yangjiang	捰, 拎, 摣
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	攞, 拎
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	攞
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	攞
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	攞
	Penang (Guangfu)	攞
	Singapore (Guangfu)	攞
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	搦
	Móng Cái	攞
Gan	Nanchang	拿
Hakka	Meixian	拿
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	拿
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	拿
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	拿
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	拿
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	提
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	提
	Sabah (Bao'an)	撿
	Kuching (Hepo)	撿, 拿
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	搦
Huizhou	Jixi	擔
Jin	Taiyuan	荷, 拿
Northern Min	Jian'ou	拿, 㨮
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	拈, 掏
Southern Min	Xiamen	提
	Quanzhou	提, 掗
	Jinjiang	提, 掗
	Zhangzhou	提
	Dongshan	攑
	Taipei	提, 挈 GT
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	提
	Kaohsiung	提
	Yilan	提
	Changhua (Lukang)	提
	Taichung	提
	Tainan	提
	Hsinchu	提
	Kinmen	提, 捎
	Penghu (Magong)	提
	Penang (Hokkien)	攑, 提
	Singapore (Hokkien)	攑, 提
	Manila (Hokkien)	提, 掗
	Chaozhou	挈
	Shantou	挈
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	挈
	Jieyang	挈
	Singapore (Teochew)	挈, 攑
	Wenchang	把
	Haikou	把
	Qionghai	把
	Singapore (Hainanese)	挈
Wu	Shanghai	拿
	Suzhou	拿
	Ningbo	馱, 撈, 挈
	Wenzhou	朵, 抯, 揹
Xiang	Changsha	拿
Note	GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)

Compounds

• 你丟我撿／你丢我捡
• 挑撿／挑捡
• 撿了芝麻，丟了西瓜／捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜 (jiǎnle zhīma, diūle xīguā)
• 撿便宜／捡便宜
• 撿場／捡场
• 撿字紙／捡字纸
• 撿拾／捡拾 (jiǎnshí)
• 撿柴／捡柴 (jiǎnchái)
• 撿洋落兒／捡洋落儿
• 撿漏／捡漏
• 撿現成／捡现成
• 撿破爛／捡破烂 (jiǎn pòlàn)
• 撿起／捡起
• 撿金／捡金 (jiǎnjīn)
• 撿骨／捡骨 (jiǎngǔ)

 

Etymology 2

trad.		撿
simp.		捡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liǎn (lian³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎn
    • Wade–Giles: lien³
    • Yale: lyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lean
    • Palladius: лянь (ljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɛn²¹⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: ljemX

Rime
Character	撿
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	鹽 (153)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	良冉切
Baxter	ljemX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/liᴇmX/
Pan Wuyun	/liɛmX/
Shao Rongfen	/ljæmX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/liamX/
Li Rong	/liɛmX/
Wang Li	/lĭɛmX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/li̯ɛmX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	liǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lim5

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡ·ramʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	撿
Reading #	1/2
No.	10193
Phonetic component	僉
Rime group	談
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	斂
Old Chinese	/*ɡ·ramʔ/

Definitions

撿

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Japanese

Shinjitai (extended)	𢮦
Kyūjitai	撿

Kanji

撿

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 𢮦)

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Readings

• Go-on: けん (ken)
• Kan-on: けん (ken)
• Kan’yō-on: れん (ren)
• Kun: こまねく (komaneku, 撿く)

Korean

Hanja

撿 • (geom) (hangeul 검, revised geom, McCune–Reischauer kŏm, Yale kem)

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Vietnamese

Han character

撿: Hán Nôm readings: kiểm

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References

• Nom Foundation