採 = 扌 + 采

採 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “gather”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 采 (collect).

Keyword: gather
Pinyin (Mandarin): cǎi
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: gather, collect, собирать, collect
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 採 pick

Decomposition

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扌 hand
采 collect

How to find 採 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “collect”. 採 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 採 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.