Chinese symbol for “pick”
采
cǎi
Traditional: 採
to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pick is 采 (cǎi), defined as: to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “pick”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 选择 (選擇) | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative |
| 镐 (鎬) | gǎo | a pick |
| 掐 | qiā | to pick (flowers); to pinch |
| 遴选 (遴選) | lín xuǎn | to pick; to choose |
| 撷取 (擷取) | xié qǔ | to pick; to select |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 采.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 采用 (採用) | cǎi yòng | to adopt; to employ |
| 采取 (採取) | cǎi qǔ | to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take |
| 采访 (採訪) | cǎi fǎng | to interview; to gather news |
| 采购 (採購) | cǎi gòu | to procure (for an enterprise etc); to purchase |
| 开采 (開採) | kāi cǎi | to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit |
| 采集 (採集) | cǎi jí | to gather; to collect |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pick”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.