Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "採", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "採", and master the standard way of writing the character "採".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 採
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "採" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
to pick / to pluck / to collect / to select / to choose / to gather, affairs / gather, allotment to a feudal noble
Definition of 「採」:
1. Same as "采1".
2. Verb: To pick or gather. Example: In the "Book of Songs", "The Gathers of Water Plants" (周南.关雎): “Dense and sparse water plants, gather them on either side.”
- Example from Song Dynasty poet Lu You's poem "Spring Evening Residences": “The old farmer loves his calves moving slowly in the mud, while the young wife anxiously gathers leaves for the silkworms.”
3. Verb: To select or choose. Example: In "Records of the Grand Historian" (史记.卷六.秦始皇本纪): “Select the ancient title for 'Emperor' and refer to it as 'Emperor'”.
4. See the entry for "采地".