揀 (gaan2 | jian3) : choose; select; pick out

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揀

gaan2

jian3

[1] [v] choose; select; pick out
[2] [v] [國] -- less used alternative to 撿, meaning "pick up, collect; gather"

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

揀 / 拣

This word has been viewed 14339 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 20th Aug 2009 08:23

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揀擇 gaan2 zaak6 = choosy; nitpicking 粵

揀飲擇食 gaan2 jam2 zaak6 sik6 = picky eater 粵

揀到 gaan2 dou3*2 jian3 dao4 = to choose (successfully); to get (something good) 粵

揀選 gaan2 syun2 jian3 xuan3 = to select

千揀萬揀,揀着個爛燈盞 cin1 gaan2 maan6 gaan2 ,gaan2 zoek6 go3 laan6 dang1 zaan2 = to make a bad choice out of a large number of options (esp with a wife)

任揀 jam6 gaan2 ren4 jian3 = select as you like

挑揀 tiu1 gaan2 tiao1 jian3 = to pick and choose; to select

揀樓 gaan2 lau4*2 jian3 lou2 = choose a flat 粵

Showing 1 example containing 揀

有好多頂頭盔畀你揀粵
There are lots of helmets for you to choose.
[Lit. have many [counter] helmets give you choose. Note: the counter is optional. 有好多頭盔畀你揀 is okay too.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 揀
Unicode code for this character: U+63c0 (off-site link)

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