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pick

On-Yomi: サイ — Kun-Yomi: と.る

Koohii stories:

1) [vosmiura] 14-10-2007(292): You pick cheries with your fingers, then along comes a giant vulture and picks up the whole tree with its claws.

2) [Katsuo] 20-2-2008(87): Tip: vulture + tree : Heisig later combines these into a single kanji 采 called grab (#2090 采). Story: As you go to pick your nose, your parent grabs your finger and pulls it away (& gives you a lecture on social etiquette). REF: "grab" also appears in vegetable (#734 菜), coloring (#1714 彩).

3) [Nukemarine] 17-8-2007(44): Attempting to use your FINGERS to PICK the fruit off the TREE can be hazardous if there's a VULTURE waiting to PICK your FINGERS off you!

4) [trusmis] 6-9-2009(30): 采 is grab (FRAME grab (#2090 采)) Pick is grab but delicately with your fingers only (thanks katsuo).

5) [sgrant] 29-10-2008(21): Imagine trying to pick fruit from a vulture-infested tree, but before you can even get close, the vultures peck at your fingers to stop you.

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