Chinese Character 揀 (gaan2 | lian4 jian3 ) : [1] [v] choose; select; pick [2] [v] pick up (

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揀
gaan2 lian4 jian3
[1] [v] choose; select; pick [2] [v] pick up (something another has left behind, etc.) Stroke count: 12 Level: 3 Radical: 扌 (#64)
揀 / 拣
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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
Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only

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Decimal representation of this word: 揀
Unicode code for this character: U+63C0 (off-site link)

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