選 (syun2 | xuan3) : select; choose; elect

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選

syun2

xuan3

[1] [v] select; choose; elect
[2] [n] selection; anthology

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Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: (#162)

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

選 / 选

This word has been viewed 10396 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 6th Jan 2014 01:38

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選擇 syun2 zaak6 xuan3 ze2 = choose; select

挑選 tiu1 syun2 tiao1 xuan3 = choose; select

選舉 syun2 geoi2 xuan3 ju3 = election (usu. political); to elect; to vote

選修 syun2 sau1 xuan3 xiu1 = to take an elective course

選取 syun2 ceoi2 xuan3 qu3 = to choose

選定 syun2 ding6 xuan3 ding4 = to choose; to select

選拔 syun2 bat6 xuan3 ba2 = to select the best

選民 syun2 man4 xuan3 min2 = people who vote in elections - voters

選用 syun2 jung6 xuan3 yong4 = to select and use

選集 syun2 zaap6 xuan3 ji2 = collection of works; anthology
See all 66 compounds (CantoDict reports 78 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 選
Unicode code for this character: U+9078 (off-site link)

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