to pick / to pluck / to collect / to select / to choose / to gather
采
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木
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爫
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Mnemonic symbol: a plectrum.
采
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木
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The King of Chu (c) decorated the airplane's (ai3) Christmas trees (木) with plectrums (采), now it's time to decorate himself. He selects parts of his beard to shave with an electric razor (爫), then goes on to select some of the leaves to pluck them out and put them in his partly shaved face.