xié
撷
pick, pluck; select, extract
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to pick; to pluck; to gather (flowers, leaves)
literaryLiterary register. Commonly used in the compound 采撷.
Cǎi采
xié撷
yě野
huā花
To pick wild flowers.
Shī诗
rén人
cǎi采
xié撷
zì自
rán然
zhī之
měi美
，
xiě写
rù入
shī诗
piān篇
。
The poet gathers the beauty of nature and writes it into verse.
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Zhāo朝
yǐn饮
mù木
lán兰
zhī之
zhuì坠
lù露
xī兮
，
xī夕
cān餐
qiū秋
jú菊
zhī之
luò落
yīng英
。
（
屈
原
《
离
骚
》
—
采
撷
义
）
In the morning I drink the falling dew from magnolia trees; in the evening I dine on the fallen petals of chrysanthemums.
verb
to select; to extract; to pick out (same as 𮖱)
literaryEquivalent to the character 𮖱. Often used in the compound 撷取 meaning to select or extract essential elements.
Xié撷
qǔ取
jīng精
huá华
To extract the essence.
Cóng从
dà大
liàng量
zī资
liào料
zhōng中
xié撷
qǔ取
yǒu有
yòng用
de的
xìn信
xī息
。
To extract useful information from a large amount of data.
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Xué学
zhě者
xié撷
qǔ取
gè各
jiā家
zhī之
cháng长
，
chéng成
yī一
jiā家
zhī之
yán言
。
The scholar selects the strengths of various schools to form his own doctrine.