择(zé): to select
Readingszézhái
to select
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zé / zhái
- Meaning
- to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr. [zhai2]
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- HSK 4
- Traditional
- 擇
Origin & structure
Where 择 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 择 step by step
8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 择
Common words using 择 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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