撷 Stroke Order

撷 (xié) 1. 摘下，取下：采～。 (To pluck, to pick: to gather.) 2. 用衣襟兜东西。 (To hold something in the lap with the garment.) Overall meanings: 1. 同本义 (pick; pluck) (Same as the original meaning: to gather or collect.) 2. 同“襭”。把衣襟掖在腰带上以兜东西 (hold in the lap) (Also means to hold items by tucking the clothing into a belt.) Example usages: 1. 宋·陆游《东篱记》：放翁日婆娑其间，掇其香以嗅，撷其颖以玩。 (In the Song Dynasty, Lu You wrote: The old man wanders amid them, picking the fragrance to smell, plucking the grains to play with.) 2. 撷芳 (采摘花草) (To gather flowers and grasses.) 3. 撷了泮芹 (考中;入学) (To gather for school entrance; to achieve academic success.) 4. 撷取精华 (To extract the essence.)