Zi:捡

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(F​) [jiǎn] 捡​ pick up, gather/collect; ​/捡​ select [liàn] [liǎn] cf. ​

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The Shuōwén Seal form of 捡/​ liàn ‘make respectful obeisance’ combines ​(​ shǒu) ‘hand’, and ​/​ qiān ‘seek unanimous consent’ (phonosemantic).
    Compare: ​/​ jiǎn ‘select/choose’ (formerly wr. ​), sometimes conflated with 捡/​ in late texts.
►references: Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:3.1885.2; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:143.0.08
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►Cantonese: gim/
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Unicode: U+6361
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