How to write 選

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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 選

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 選

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Meaning of 選

Pinyin xuǎn

Radical

辶

Strokes

Definition

to choose / to pick / to select / to elect

Usage

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選 xuǎn 【Verb】 1. 挑揀，擇。 (To pick and choose; select.) Example: 選擇 (xuǎnzé) - to select. 2. 用投票或舉手等表決方式推舉出代表或負責人。 (To elect representatives or leaders through voting or a show of hands.) Example: 普選 (pǔxuǎn) - universal suffrage. 3. 被選中的（人或物）。 (Selected (people or things).) Example: 入選 (rùxuǎn) - to be chosen. 4. 選輯成冊的作品。 (Works compiled into a collection.) Example: 文選 (wénxuǎn) - a selection of works. --------------------------- 【Derived meanings】 1. 同本義 (The same original meaning): 遣送;放遂 (To send into exile.) Reference: 《說文》：選，遣也。 2. 假借爲“柬”。 (Borrowed for "note"). 挑選，選擇 (Pick and choose; select.) Reference: 《詩·邶風·柏舟》：不可選也。 3. 派遣;使令 (Dispatch.) Reference: 《史記·魏公子列傳》：選兵八萬人 - To select 80,000 soldiers. 4. 畏怯 (Fear.) Reference: 《漢書·西南夷傳》：恐議者，選軟復守和解。 5. 入 (Enter.) Reference: 《古列女傳》：選於林木，入於大麓。 6. 牽引，攀連 (Involve.) Reference: 《史記》：選，引也。 7. 選輯成冊 (Compile.) Example: 如:選家 (xuǎnjiā) - An individual who compiles works for study purposes. 8. 具有;擁有 (Have; possess.) Reference: 《詩·小雅·車攻》：選徒囂囂。 --------------------------- 【Noun】 1. 選輯成冊的作品 (Selections; anthology.) Example: 文選;民間詩選 (Literary selections; folk poetry anthology.) 2. 德行 (Moral conduct.) Reference: 《逸周書》：夫民羣居而無選，爲政以始之。 3. 片刻，須臾 (Moment.) Reference: 《呂氏春秋·任數》：選間食熟 - A brief moment. Example: 選頃 (xuǎnqǐng) - a moment, a little while.