to choose, to select, to pick out

Animated Stroke Order 拣

拣 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 拣

拣 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
zài
chāo
shì
tiāo
jiǎn
shū
cài

He picks out vegetables carefully in the supermarket.

2
jiǎn
xuǎn
xīn
xiān
de
shuǐ
guǒ

She carefully selects fresh fruits.

3
ma
huan
zài
zhé
shí
jiǎn
pián便
yi

Mom likes to pick bargains during sales.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2310
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄢˇ
Components
UnicodeU+62E3
CangjieQHML
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality