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拾shí · shi

to climb (steps); ten (formal). 9 strokes, radical 扌, first met in HSK 5.

Pinyin shí · shiStrokes 9Radical 扌Band HSK 5Words 2

How to write 拾

Strokes 1–3 write 扌, then strokes 4–9 write 合.

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Stroke order chart for 拾 — 9 strokes, radical 扌

Write 拾 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 拾 · the stroke-order rules

What 拾 is made of

扌 (shǒu, hand) and 合 (hé, to combine).

To gather 合 things in one's hands 扌.

Words that use 拾

拾(shí) to climb (steps); ten (formal)
指沿台阶一步步向上走

青年拾级而上走进名店。The young man climbed the steps up into the famous restaurant.

Lesson 484, 拾级精进 · 文心雅韵与躬行敏求 · Refined Arts & Resourceful Deeds

收(shōu)拾(shi) to tidy up, put in order
指把凌乱的东西整理好

青年将操作台收拾整洁。The young man tidied up the prep counter.

Lesson 484, 拾级精进 · 文心雅韵与躬行敏求 · Refined Arts & Resourceful Deeds

More characters with the radical 扌

All 105 of them, and what the radical means, on the 手 radical page.

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