掇
collect, gather up, pick up
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Readings
On'yomi
- タツ
- タチ
- テツ
- テチ
- セツ
- セチ
Kun'yomi
- ひろ.う
Meaning
掇 centers on bringing scattered things together by hand: collecting, gathering up, or picking up items.
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Etymology
掇 combines 扌 (hand) with 叕, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of joining or connecting, suggesting gathering things together by hand.
Meaning mnemonic
The hand radical 扌 beside 叕 looks like a hand reaching out to collect scattered pieces and gather them up.
Reading mnemonic
For タツ, imagine a hand picking up tacks scattered on the floor: tacks -> タツ, and the hand gathers them all together.