Chinese

選擇

xuǎnzé
to choose; to select; to pick; to make a choice
  • TOCFL 4
  • 选择

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  • characterChinese選 “to choose; to pick; to select”
    • meaningChinese止 “foot”
    • soundChinese巽 “☴ the fifth of the eight trigrams”
      • ideaChinese𠨎 “people kneeling”
      • ideaChinese丌 “base for supporting the object above”
  • characterChinese擇 “to select; to choose; to pick out”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
    • soundChinese睪 “to spy on”
      • ideaChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
      • ideaChinese㚔 “criminal / handcuffs”
      • ideaChinese矢 “arrow”
      • ideaChinese廾 “both hands”

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