ㄒㄩㄢ ˇ

xuǎn

choose

選 is a 15 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as xuǎn in the third tone.

In simplified Chinese the character 选 is used.

It is made up of the components 辶 (walk) and 巽 (obey).

  • 選
    ㄒㄩㄢ ˇ

    xuǎn

    choose

    • 辶
      ㄔㄨㄛ ˋ

      chuò

      walk

    • 巽
      ㄒㄩㄣ ˋ

      xùn

      obey

3 stories have been written about this character — see all
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Consider everything, and then 'choose' the path you walk.
by sinonym248

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Does Layla's [shoe en]ter the path alone? No, she <choose>s to WALK the path not by herSELF but ALTOGETHER with the others.
by vms5q

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She and I (xuan) each choose/selected to altogether obey the walk sign
by JakieBrock

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Pronunciation

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Definitions for 選 pronounced as xuǎn

  • to choose
  • to pick
  • to select
  • to elect

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