Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 巽 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (選)
Simplified (选)
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Historical Evolution
选
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
选
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
选
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
选
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
选
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
选
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
选
Regular
Modern
Chinese
选 / 選 [xuǎn]
to choose; to pick; to select; to elect
Japanese
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
選 えり
Eri female given name
選 すぐる
Suguru unclassified name
選 せん
Sen given name
選 たつみ
Tatsumi surname
選 ひとし
Hitoshi male given name
CHINESE WORDS (133)
选择 [xuǎnzé] #432
to select
选手 [xuǎnshǒu] #842
athlete
选举 [xuǎnjǔ] #3,732
to elect
竞选 [jìngxuǎn] #2,646
to take part in an election
挑选 [tiāoxuǎn] #3,881
to choose
评选 [píngxuǎn] #17,728
to select on the basis of a vote or consensus
人选 [rénxuǎn] #3,482
choice of person
候选人 [hòuxuǎnrén] #4,588
candidate
别无选择 [biéwúxuǎnzé] #2,873
to have no other choice
当选 [dāngxuǎn] #7,606
to be elected
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 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
⭐ 選手 [せんしゅ] #3,465
player (of a sport)
⭐ 選挙 [せんきょ] #7,319
election
言葉を選ぶ [ことばをえらぶ] #9,829
to choose one's words (with care)
選び [えらび] #11,208
choosing
⭐ 選定 [せんてい] #12,524
selection
⭐ 予選 [よせん] #12,615
preliminary contest
⭐ 選抜 [せんばつ] #13,931
selection
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