• 499th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 110 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xuǎn (xuan3)to choose • to pick • to select • to elect

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xuǎn (xuan3)The component is pronounced as 'xiān' (xian1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

选择 (選擇)
选项 (選項)

Uncommon

人选 (人選)
候选人 (候選人)
入选 (入選)
大选 (大選)
挑选 (挑選)
海选 (海選)
当选 (當選)
票选 (票選)
竞选 (競選)
筛选 (篩選)
精选 (精選)
评选 (評選)
选出 (選出)
选手 (選手)
选用 (選用)
选票 (選票)
选秀 (選秀)
选举 (選舉)

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  • 1500th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 59 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (ba2)to pull up • to pull out • to draw out by suction • to select • to pick • to stand out (above level) • to surpass • to seize

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (ba2)The component is pronounced as '' (ba2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

海拔 
自拔 

Uncommon

出类拔萃 (出類拔萃)
坚韧不拔 (堅韌不拔)
拔掉 
拔毛 
拔河 
拔火罐 
拔牙 
拔丝 (拔絲)
拔罐 
拔除 
挺拔 
提拔 
选拔 (選拔)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.