Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

摘: pinch, pick

Also: pluck, trim, clip, summarize

JLPT N114 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

扌 carries the meaning · 啇 gives the sound

14 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

テキteki · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 指摘してき
  • 摘発てきはつexposing; unmasking; laying bare
  • 摘出てきしゅつpicking out; taking out; (surgical) removal

つむtsumu · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 摘むつむto pick; to pluck
  • 摘み取るつみとるto pluck; to pick; to nip off

Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.

  • 摘みつまみknob; handle; button

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Where it comes from

Origin · sourced

Phono-semantic compound (形聲)手 hand, as 扌 (meaning) + 啇 (sound)

Source: Wiktionary, 摘 (rev. 92968272), CC BY-SA 4.0

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
More in the 扌 hand story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
扌

Also built on hand (扌)

All 88
啇

Also built on 啇

摘 takes the 啇 family's reading, テキ (teki).

Also read テキ

7 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
摘 pinch · 扌
vs適 suitable · ⻌
摘 has 扌 where 適 has ⻌.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zhāi

Same form: 摘 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
摘 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
摘 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin zhāi most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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