拾遗

shí yí verb C2

Traditional: 拾遺

to pocket a lost article
(fig.) to correct others' errors
to remedy omissions (in a text etc)

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Its characters

拾 shí to pick up 9 strokes
遗 yí to leave behind 12 strokes

Words with it

拾遗补缺 shí yí bǔ quē to remedy omissions and correct errors
路不拾遗 lù bù shí yí lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street
补缺拾遗 bǔ quē shí yí see 拾遺補缺|拾遗补缺[shi2 yi2 bu3 que1]
道不拾遗 dào bù shí yí lit. no one picks up lost articles in the street

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### 访袁拾遗不遇

千家诗（卷一）, p. 1 · C2

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