TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
採取
ㄘㄞˇ ㄑㄩˇ · cǎiqǔ
verb — to adopt; to take (a measure, approach, or stance)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
採to pick, pluck (採集的採)cǎi扌 (hand) + 采 (claw over tree = the plucking motion) — the doubled-hand picking motion
採取，採集的採，取得的取。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
扌（採：手）伸向果實（采）；又（取：手）取下那隻耳（耳）——兩個都是決定性的拿下。
A hand (扌 in 採) reaching for fruit (采: claw over tree); a hand (又 in 取) claiming the ear-trophy (耳) — both decisive acts of seizing. 採取 is to reach out and take hold of a course of action.
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