zhāi

to take; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc); to select; to pick out; to borrow money at a time of urgent need

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • 采摘cǎizhāito pluckB7
  • 摘要zhāiyàosummaryB7

See it in sentences

他摘了一个苹果。

He picked an apple.

请把帽子摘下来。

Please take off your hat.