Mao Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Hand (shǒu). Kangxi strokes: 15. Page 449, Entry 32. Pronounced ti. As defined in the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the act of picking fruit from a tree. Another definition states it is to point at something nearby. In the Dance Rhapsody (Wu fu) by Fu Yi, it is written: picking and adjusting the lines. The commentary explains this as pointing out the rows to make them orderly. Also, according to the Expanded Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun), it means to emit or to move. In a poem by Yuan Zhen, it is written: together we invite each other to sit on the connected mats, and then move to pick [an object] while the boat travels. The author's own note indicates the pronunciation is ti. Also, pronounced zhe. It means to take something by hand. In the History of the Tang Dynasty (Tangshu), in the biography of Prince Jianning, the Empress's second son Xian composed a song: Planting melons beneath the yellow tower, the melons ripen one by one. One pluck makes the melon fine, a second pluck makes the melon sparse. A third pluck is still acceptable, but a fourth pluck leaves only the vine behind. Sometimes also written in a variant form (ti).