拾 (shí) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 拾 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
HSK 4 Words Containing 拾
收拾
to tidy up; to pack
出门前请收拾好房间。
Chūmén qián qǐng shōushi hǎo fángjiān.
Please tidy up the room before going out.
About the character 拾
拾 (shí) means to pick up; to tidy (as in 收拾). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".