选(xuǎn)

HSK 29 strokesTrad. 選

to choose

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Character information

Pinyin
xuǎn
Meaning
to choose; to pick; to select; to elect
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
選

Origin & structure

Where 选 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶先

In this compound, the meaning comes from 辶 (walk); 先 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

辶chuò先xiān

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 选 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 选

Common words using 选 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tiāo挑xuǎn选
HSK 4

to choose

Open 挑选 page →
rén人xuǎn选
HSK 7-9

choice of person; candidate

Open 人选 page →
hòu候xuǎn选rén人
HSK 7-9

candidate

Open 候选人 page →
rù入xuǎn选
HSK 7-9

to be included among those selected for

Open 入选 page →
dà大xuǎn选
HSK 7-9

general election

Open 大选 page →
tuī推xuǎn选
HSK 7-9

to elect

Open 推选 page →
zhōng中xuǎn选

to be chosen; to be selected

Open 中选 page →
rèn任xuǎn选

to choose freely; to pick whichever one fancies

Open 任选 page →

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万且业为主举久乐

From 选’s common words

挑人候入大推中任

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