Learn a Chinese Character - 拾 (Shí) - Pick Up/Ten

1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)

部首: 扌（提手旁） (radical: hand)

笔画数: 9 (9 strokes)

结构分解: 形声字，从扌（与手部动作相关）、合（hé，表音），本义指用手捡取（如"拾取"），后引申为数词"十"的大写（如"拾元"） (ideogram with "扌" (hand) as radical and "合" indicating pronunciation, originally meaning to pick up with hands (e.g., "pick up"), later extended to the capital form of "ten" (e.g., "ten yuan"))

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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)

拼音: Shí (second tone)

3. 含义 (Meaning)

拾作动词时指用手捡取（如"拾物"）或整理（如"收拾"）；作数词时是"十"的大写形式（如"拾元"） (Verb: pick up (e.g., "pick up items") or tidy up (e.g., "tidy up"); Numeral: capital form of "ten" (e.g., "ten yuan"))

4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)

• 拾取 (shí qǔ) - pick up
• 收拾 (shōu shí) - tidy up
• 拾荒 (shí huāng) - scavenge
• 拾金不昧 (shí jīn bù mèi) - return found money

5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)

作动词时可接宾语（如"拾东西"）；作数词时用于正式书写（如"人民币拾元"）；常与"收""取"等词搭配（如"收拾""拾取"） (Verb: followed by object (e.g., "pick up things"); Numeral: used in formal writing (e.g., "RMB ten yuan"); often paired with "收/取" (e.g., "tidy up/pick up"))

6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)

中国传统强调"拾金不昧"（捡到财物不隐藏），是重要的道德规范；"拾"作为"十"的大写，用于票据、合同等正式场合，避免篡改（如"拾万元"比"10万元"更严谨） (Traditional Chinese culture emphasizes "拾金不昧" (returning found money), an important moral norm. "拾" as the capital form of "ten" is used in formal documents (e.g., bills, contracts) to prevent tampering (e.g., "拾万元" is more rigorous than "10万元"))

7. 例句 (Example Sentence)

8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)

"拾"由"扌"（手）和"合"组成，想象用手合起来捡东西，就是"拾"（拾取）；同时"拾"也是"十"的大写，通过"手+合=拾取，十的大写"的双重关联轻松记忆 ("拾" is composed of "扌" (hand) and "合" (combine). Imagine using hands to combine and pick up items, representing "pick up". It is also the capital form of "ten". Associate "hand + combine" with "pick up" and "ten" to remember easily)