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掇 · Su Shi

Duō (1st tone; also read duó). The Shuowen Jiezi defines it as 「掇,拾取也。从手,叕聲」 — ‘to pick up and take’, with 手 for the sense and 叕 (zhuó) for the sound. It is one of the handful of hand-verbs the Odes made permanent: 《诗·周南·芣苢》 「采采芣苢,薄言掇之」 — ‘ $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart