择
择
zé
to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out
verb8 strokes
Traditional: 擇
Character Breakdown
择 = 扌 + 泽
A hand picks from the marsh — to choose
Radical: 扌 (no. 64)Strokes: 8Traditional: 擇
View stroke order →Definitions
- (verb) to select
- to choose
- to pick over
- to pick out
- to differentiate
- to eliminate
- also pr. [zhai2]
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Words Containing 择
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 不择手段 | bù zé shǒu duàn | by fair means or foul | HSK 6 |
| 天择 | tiān zé | natural selection | |
| 抉择 | jué zé | to choose (literary) | |
| 采择 | cǎi zé | to choose and use | |
| 择偶 | zé ǒu | to choose a spouse | |
| 择刺 | zhái cì | to pick out the bones in a fish | |
| 择定 | zé dìng | to select | |
| 择日 | zé rì | to fix a date (for an event) | |
| 张择端 | Zhāng Zé duān | Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter | |
| 择不开 | zhái bu kāi | impossible to separate |
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HSK & Exam Info
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