Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 睪 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (擇)
Simplified (择)
Notes
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Historical Evolution
択
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
択
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
択
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
択
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
択
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
択
Regular
Modern
Chinese
择 / 擇 [zé]
to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr. [zhái]
Japanese
counter for choices, options, etc.
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (32)
选择 [xuǎnzé] #432
to select
别无选择 [biéwúxuǎnzé] #2,873
to have no other choice
抉择 [juézé] #5,908
to choose (literary)
不择手段 [bùzéshǒuduàn] #8,650
by fair means or foul
选择性 [xuǎnzéxìng] #21,781
selective
选择题 [xuǎnzétí] #33,167
multiple-choice question
择偶 [zé'ǒu] #25,499
to choose a spouse
物竞天择 [wùjìngtiānzé] #41,444
natural selection
饥不择食 [jībùzéshí] #44,098
when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers
口不择言 [kǒubùzéyán] #48,768
to speak incoherently
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JAPANESE WORDS (97)
⭐ 選ぶ [えらぶ] #335
to choose
⭐ 選択 [せんたく] #1,900
choice
⭐ 選択肢 [せんたくし] #2,648
choices
選び [えらび] #11,208
choosing
択 [たく] #13,107
counter for choices, options, etc.
一択 [いったく] #25,159
(only) one option
選択権 [せんたくけん] #33,861
right to choose
取捨選択 [しゅしゃせんたく] #34,077
selection
⭐ 二者択一 [にしゃたくいつ] #44,665
choosing between two things
⭐ 採択 [さいたく] #48,441
adoption
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