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Character #376 · The First 1000

xuǎn

choose

to choose; to pick; to select; to elect

Strokes
915
TraditionalSimplified
選 选
Poster cell
L14
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • xuǎnshǒu athlete
  • xuǎnzé to select
  • tiāoxuǎn to choose
  • dāngxuǎn to be elected
  • xuǎnxiū an elective
  • xuǎnjǔ to elect
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 选選

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

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell L14 · 28 × 36 grid

选選 is #376 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 选 mean in English?
选 (xuǎn) means "choose": to choose; to pick; to select; to elect.
How do you pronounce 选?
选 is pronounced xuǎn in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄒㄩㄢˇ.
How many strokes does 选 have?
The simplified form, 选, has 9 strokes. The traditional form, 選, has 15.
What is the traditional form of 选?
The traditional form of 选 is 選. 选 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 選 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 选?
Common words that use 选 include 选手 (xuǎnshǒu, athlete), 选择 (xuǎnzé, to select), 挑选 (tiāoxuǎn, to choose), 当选 (dāngxuǎn, to be elected).
How common is 选?
选 is number 376 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell L14 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.