CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- xuan3
- English meanings
- select, pick, elect, choose, take, pick out, van
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Enclosed from the lower left structure
Enclosed from the lower left arrangement: outside 辶; inside 先.
Meaning & sound clues
辶 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “walk”.
先 is identified as the sound component (xiān). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 选.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
noisy; clamorous
declare; announce
baseless
revolve; rotate; turn
render
whirlpool
dazzle; show off
black
dizzy; dazzled
gorgeous; brilliant
high; pavilion
choose; elect
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 人选
- 候选人
- 入选
- 大选
- 当选
- 挑选
- 推选
- 竞选
- 筛选
- 评选
- 选举
- 选修
- 选手
- 选拔
- 选择
- 选民
- 选用
- 选项