选
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to choose; to pick; to select; to elect
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Dict coverage rank #593 U+9009
How 选 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
辶 (semantic, “walk”) + 先 (phonetic, xiān)
How to remember it
choose · Heisig RSH #297
road + 先 before
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 先
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 先 (xiān) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 先 sound component | xiān | first, former, previous |
| 洗 | xǐ | to bathe, to rinse, to wash |
| 宪 | xiàn | constitution, statute, law |
| 酰 | xiān | acylate |
| 铣 | xiǎn | mill |
| 冼 | xiǎn | surname |
| 筅 | xiǎn | bamboo brush |
| 跣 | xiǎn | barefoot |
| 诜 | shēn | to question; to inform |
Words containing 选
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 种子选手 | zhǒng zi xuǎn shǒu | seeded player |
| 大选 | dà xuǎn | general election |
| 人选 | rén xuǎn | choice of person; candidate |
| 选区 | xuǎn qū | electoral district; constituency |
| 中选 | zhòng xuǎn | to be chosen; to be selected |
| 选中 | xuǎn zhòng | to select; to choose; to decide on |
| 自选 | zì xuǎn | to choose by oneself; free to choose; optional; self-service |
| 海选 | hǎi xuǎn | (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, … |
| 选手 | xuǎn shǒu | athlete; contestant |
| 文选 | wén xuǎn | compilation; selected works |
| 选出 | xuǎn chū | to pick out; to select; to elect |
| 新选 | xīn xuǎn | newly elected |
| 选美比赛 | xuǎn měi bǐ sài | beauty contest |
| 选点 | xuǎn diǎn | to choose an appropriate location |
| 点选 | diǎn xuǎn | to select; (computing) to click on (one of several options); to navigate to (a webpage) |
| 叶选平 | Yè Xuǎn píng | Ye Xuanping (1924-2019), former Governor of Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1] |
| 选定 | xuǎn dìng | to select; to choose; to settle on |
| 民选 | mín xuǎn | democratically elected |
| 选民 | xuǎn mín | voter; constituency; electorate |
| 选本 | xuǎn běn | anthology; selected works |