摘 Stroke Order

摘 [zhāi] [Verb] 1. 采取，拿下。 (To take; to pick) - Example: 采摘 (pick); 摘除 (take off); 摘桃子 (pick peaches); 摘除 (remove). 2. 选取。 (To select) - Example: 摘要 (extract); 摘录 (excerpt); 摘编 (compile); 文摘 (literary extract); 摘引 (quote); 寻章摘句 (quote phrases); 指摘 (point out faults). 3. 借。 (To borrow) - Example: 摘兑 (borrow and exchange); 东摘西借 (borrow from east and west). 【本义】: 用手采下或取下 (The original meaning: to take or pick by hand.) 【造字法】: 形声。小篆字形，从手，啻( chì)声。 (Character formation: a combination character; the small seal script includes the hand radical and the phonetic component 啻 (chì).) 【引】 1. 《说文》：摘，摭果树实也。 ("Shuōwén"): 摘 refers to picking fruits from trees. 2. 《广雅》：摘，取也。 ("Guǎngyǎ"): 摘 means to take. 3. 《新唐书·承天皇帝传》：一摘使瓜好，再摘令瓜稀。 (In "New Book of Tang": Picking makes the melons good; another picking makes the melons sparse.) 4. 三国魏· 邯郸淳《笑林》：以摘之。 (In "Xiaolin" by Han Dan Chun: pick it.) 5. 明· 李渔《闲情偶寄·种植部》：摘而藏之。 (In "A Collection of Leisurely Thoughts" by Li Yu: pick and hide it.) 【例】 - 摘胆剜心 (to describe the cruelty of a killer); - 摘肩儿 (to relieve oneself of a burden); - 摘青 (to pick unripe fruit); - 摘瓜抱蔓 (to metaphorically mean to clear everything away); - 摘桃子 (to metaphorically enjoy benefits without effort); - 摘棉花 (to pick cotton); - 摘苹果 (to pick apples). 4. 调拨。 (To allocate) - Example: 摘那 (allocate); 摘拨 (deploy). 5. 〈方〉∶借。 (Regional) To borrow. - Example: 摘了几个钱救急 (borrowed a few dollars for an emergency); 摘钱 (to temporarily borrow money due to urgent circumstances). 6. 侵扰。 (To invade.) - Example: 《后汉书·卷一三·隗嚣传》：“西侵羌戎，东摘濊貊。” (In "Book of Later Han": "Invade the Qiang tribe from the west and intrude the Mohe tribe from the east.") 7. 发动。 (To start.) - Example: 唐·元稹〈黄明府〉诗：“便邀连榻坐，兼共榜船行。” (In a poem by Yuan Zhen: "Invite you to sit on the same couch, and also sail the boat together.")