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Character #691 · The First 1000

zé

select

to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate

Strokes
816
TraditionalSimplified
擇 择
Poster cell
S25
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • xuǎnzé to select
  • juézé to choose (literary)
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 择擇

Write 择擇 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, zé, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell S25 · 28 × 36 grid

择擇 is #691 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 择 mean in English?
择 (zé) means "select": to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate.
How do you pronounce 择?
择 is pronounced zé in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄗㄜˊ.
How many strokes does 择 have?
The simplified form, 择, has 8 strokes. The traditional form, 擇, has 16.
What is the traditional form of 择?
The traditional form of 择 is 擇. 择 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 擇 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 择?
Common words that use 择 include 选择 (xuǎnzé, to select), 抉择 (juézé, to choose (literary)).
How common is 择?
择 is number 691 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell S25 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.