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拣
jiǎn
to choose, to select; to gather, to pick up
🔤 Pictophonetic:
扌 (hand) provides meaning, 柬 provides pronunciation
Words Using 拣 (11)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
拣
jiǎn
to choose / to pick / to sort out / to pick up
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拣
jiǎn
to choose / to pick / to sort out / to pick up
挑拣
tiāojiǎn
to pick and choose / to select
挑拣
tiāojiǎn
to pick and choose / to select
拣佛烧香
jiǎnfóshāoxiāng
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
拣佛烧香
jiǎnfóshāoxiāng
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
拣信室
jiǎnxìnshì
mail sorting office
拣信室
jiǎnxìnshì
mail sorting office
拣起
jiǎnqǐ
to pick up
拣起
jiǎnqǐ
to pick up
拣选
jiǎnxuǎn
to select / to sort out
拣选
jiǎnxuǎn
to select / to sort out
拣饮择食
jiǎnyǐnzéshí
to choose one's food carefully / to be picky
拣饮择食
jiǎnyǐnzéshí
to choose one's food carefully / to be picky
挑三拣四
tiāosānjiǎnsì
to be picky / to be choosy
挑三拣四
tiāosānjiǎnsì
to be picky / to be choosy
雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺
LéiGōngdǎdòufu,jiǎnruǎndeqī
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person / to pick on an easy target
雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺
LéiGōngdǎdòufu,jiǎnruǎndeqī
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person / to pick on an easy target
白拣
báijiǎn
a cheap choice / to choose sth that costs nothing
白拣
báijiǎn
a cheap choice / to choose sth that costs nothing
Component Breakdown
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⿰扌柬
i
Component Tree i
shù
束
to bind, to control, to restrain; bale
💡 Ideographic:
Lumber 木 bound by rope 口
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