选 (xuǎn): To choose — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Vocab 3 Recognition 3 Writing 3

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Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

选=辶walk, move+先first

Walking (辶) to pick the best from a group (先) — to choose or select carefully.

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HSK Vocabulary: 选

HSK words that contain this character.

选择

xuǎn zé

choice

HSK 3

候选

hòu xuǎn

be a candidate; run for office

HSK 6

当选

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 选 is used in context

nǐ你

kě可

yǐ以

xuǎn选

yī一

běn本

nǐ

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You can choose a book you like.

gōng公

mín民

yǒu有

quán权

cān参

yù与

xuǎn选

jǔ举

tóu投

piào票

。

Citizens have the right to participate in election voting

qǐng请

xuǎn选

zé择

nǐ你

xǐ喜

huan欢

de的

yán颜

sè色

。

Please choose your favorite color.

zhè这

wèi位

xuǎn选

shǒu手

zài在

bǐ比

sài赛

zhōng中

biǎo表

xiàn现

chū出

sè色

。

This athlete performed excellently in the competition

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "辶".

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