How to write 擇

擇 1. To choose, to select. Example phrases: 擇取 (to select), 擇優 (to choose the best), 抉擇 (to make a choice), 擇善而從 (to choose good and follow it), 饑不擇食 (when hungry, one does not choose food). 2. Verb: To pick, to select. Example phrases: 选择 (to choose), 饥不择食 (when hungry, one does not choose food). Historical reference: 《左传．襄公三十一年》：“子产之从政也，择能而使之。” (When Zichan governed, he selected capable people and employed them.) 3. Verb: To distinguish, to differentiate. Text reference: 《吕氏春秋．仲春纪．情欲》：“耳不乐声，目不乐色，口不甘味，与死无择。” (If the ear does not enjoy sound, the eye does not enjoy color, and the mouth does not savor taste, there is no distinction from death.) Han Dynasty’s Gao You's annotation: “择, 别也。” (To choose, also means to differentiate.) 4. The same as "擇" (zé), used in oral context. Example phrases: 擇不開 (cannot be separated), 擇菜 (to select vegetables), 擇食 (to choose food). 5. Another pronunciation of the above (1). 6. Another pronunciation of the above (1).