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As a phono-semantic compound, 捡 describes a physical action performed by the hand. The left-side semantic radical 扌, a modified form of the character for hand, indicates the meaning relates to manual grasping or manipulation. The right-side phonetic component is 佥 in the simplified character, and its traditional form 撿 uses the more complex 僉, which means "all" or "unanimous". The primary meaning is to pick up objects from the ground, gather scattered items, or collect things by hand, making it a common verb for retrieving dropped objects or sorting materials.
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我捡到了一支笔。
她在公园里捡树叶。
小朋友捡起地上的玩具。
我昨天捡到了一个钱包。
捡到东西应该交给警察。
他在海边捡了许多漂亮的贝壳。
捡垃圾是保护环境的好习惯。
即使捡到了贵重物品，也不能据为己有。