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2.

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3.

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Semi-Enclosed

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4.

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5.

How to Use 选

Choosing and Selecting Actions

Actions involving making a choice or selecting from options.

选择 • xuǎn zé • choice • HSK 3

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 选

选手 • xuǎn shǒu • an athlete selected for a sports meet; contestant

HSK 6

xuǎn选

shǒu

7.

Example Sentences

Tā他

jué决

dìng定

cān参

xuǎn选

xué学

shēng

Information

Pinyinxuǎn

Meaningto choose, to select

Strokes9

Radical辶

Traditional選

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#624

Zhuyinㄒㄩㄢˇ

UnicodeU+9009

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

xuǎn选

zé择

choice

挑选 • tiāo xuǎn • to choose • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

tiāo挑

xuǎn选

to choose

选拔 • xuǎn bá • select; choose • HSK 6

HSK 6

xuǎn选

bá拔

select; choose

Election and Candidacy

Words related to elections, running for office, or being selected as a candidate.

选举 • xuǎn jǔ • elect; vote • HSK 6

HSK 6

xuǎn选

jǔ举

elect; vote

竞选 • jìng xuǎn • enter into an election contest; campaign for; run for • HSK 6

HSK 6

jìng竞

xuǎn选

enter into an election contest; campaign for; run for

当选 • dāng xuǎn • be elected • HSK 6

HSK 6

dāng当

xuǎn选

be elected

手

an athlete selected for a sports meet; contestant

候选 • hòu xuǎn • be a candidate; run for office

HSK 6

hòu候

xuǎn选

be a candidate; run for office

入选 • rù xuǎn • to be included among those selected for

HSK 3.0 · L6

rù入

xuǎn选

to be included among those selected for

筛选 • shāi xuǎn • filter; screen; preparation by screening

HSK 6

shāi筛

xuǎn选

filter; screen; preparation by screening

评选 • píng xuǎn • to select on the basis of a vote or consensus

HSK 3.0 · L6

píng评

xuǎn选

to select on the basis of a vote or consensus

选修 • xuǎn xiū • (at a school) to take as an elective

HSK 3.0 · L6

xuǎn选

xiū修

(at a school) to take as an elective

生

huì会

zhǔ主

xí席

。

He decided to run for student council president.

tā他

zài在

chū初

xuǎn选

zhōng中

huò获

dé得

le了

duō多

shù数

zhī支

chí持

He gained majority support in the primary election.

nǐ你

kě可

yǐ以

xuǎn选

yī一

běn本

nǐ你

xǐ喜

huan欢

de的

shū书

。

You can choose a book you like.

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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漩xuáneddy, whirlpool
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Characters with radical "辶".

迦jiācharacter for transliteration
遁dùnhide, conceal oneself; escape
迢tiáofar; distant
遂suìView details
速sùfast, quick, rapid
迂yūdoctrinaire, abstruse, unrealistic

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