to pick up; collect; to gather (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
撿
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
拣 jiǎn - choose; select; pick out (v.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
件 jiàn - item; [measure word for items of clothing] (clf.) | HSK 2
煎 jiān - pan fry; fry in shallow oil (v.) | HSK 6
溅 jiàn - splash; spatter (v.) | HSK 6
剑 jiàn - double-edged sword (n.) | HSK 6
Examples
他在地上捡到了一块钱。 tā zài dìshàng jiǎn dào le yī kuài qián. - He picked up a dollar from the ground.
他喜欢在沙滩上捡贝壳。 tā xǐhuān zài shātān shàng jiǎn bèiké. - He likes to pick up seashells on the beach.
她不小心把钥匙掉在地上，他帮忙捡起来。 tā bù xiǎoxīn bǎ yàoshi diào zài dìshàng, tā bāngmáng jiǎn qǐlái. - She accidentally dropped her keys on the ground, and he helped pick them up.
他在走路的时候捡到了一个丢失的书包。 tā zài zǒulù de shíhou jiǎn dào le yīgè diūshī de shūbāo. - He found a lost backpack while walking.
他们捡拾了许多有价值的文物。 tāmen jiǎn shí le xǔduō yǒu jiàzhí de wénwù. - They collected many valuable artifacts.