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Formed as a phono-semantic compound, 拾 combines the semantic hand radical 扌 (shǒu), indicating an action performed with the hands, and the phonetic component 合 (hé, to join or gather). Its primary meaning is to pick up or gather items from the ground, linking the hand radical with the concept of bringing things together. This character also serves as the financial and anti-fraud form of the number ten (十), used in accounting and banking to prevent easy alteration of numerical figures on formal documents.
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我拾起一支笔。
他在路上拾到钱。
妈妈收拾房间。
我拾了很多贝壳。
小朋友拾起掉落的玩具。
为了环保，我拾起垃圾。
他拾起书包，然后回家。
如果你拾到贵重物品，应该交给警察。