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The character 摘 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic radical 扌 (hand) on the left, indicating an action involving manual dexterity, and the phonetic component 啇 on the right. Its core meaning refers to the physical act of picking fruits, flowers, or leaves, or carefully removing something with one's fingers. This verb extends to abstract actions like selecting passages from a text, making excerpts, extracting key points, or pointing out flaws. The component 啇, historically related to a plant's base or stalk, primarily provides the pronunciation.
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孩子摘草莓。
姐姐在花园摘花。
他摘录了重要信息。
昨天我们快乐地摘桃子。
为了做沙拉，她摘了些蔬菜。
如果成熟了，就可以摘下来。
医生摘除了他的肿瘤。
从这篇文章中，我摘抄了几个经典句子。