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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
採用 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
採用 ＝ 採 ＋ 用
ㄘㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋ · cǎiyòng
verb — to adopt; to employ; to use (a method, approach, or technology)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

採to pick, to collect (採取的採)cǎi扌(hand) + 采(cǎi, to pick fruit from a tree: 爪+木) — the hand that reaches and picks
用to use (使用的用)yòng
採用，採取的採，使用的用。
關 · Related
採取cǎiqǔto take up, to adopt — near-synonym sharing 採運用yùnyòngto apply, to make use of — shares 用 with a more active sense