汉字采，为什么是手在树上？

The top of cai is a hand reaching. 采字上面是一只伸出去的手。 The bottom part is a tree. 下面部分是一棵树。 The hand reaches up to pick fruit. 手伸到树上摘果子。 That picking action is cai. 这个采摘的动作，就是采。 Cai also means collecting and choosing. 采还有收集、挑选的意思。 A hand on a tree tells the whole story. 一只手加一棵树，就是这个字。