选
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xuǎn · to select, to elect, to choose

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HSK 3.0 · Level 3Frequency #590
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9Total strokes

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Lower-left enclosureCharacter structure

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辶Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 选

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xuǎnWords pronounced xuǎn
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Example sentences

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Zhè shì nǐ de xuǎn zé.这是你的选择。

It's your decision.

Source: Tatoeba #9971430 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì gè hěn bàng de wǎng qiú xuǎn shǒu.他是个很棒的网球选手。

He's an excellent tennis player.

Source: Tatoeba #346800 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ juéde tāng mǔ bú tài kě néng huì dāng xuǎn.我觉得汤姆不太可能会当选。

I think that it's unlikely that Tom will get elected.

Source: Tatoeba #8792039 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì tā men wéiyī de xuǎn zé.这是他们唯一的选择。

It is their only choice.

Source: Tatoeba #1039721 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà shí wǒ méi yǒu xuǎn zé de yú dì.那时我没有选择的余地。

I had no choice.

Source: Tatoeba #1783803 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men méi yǒu bié de xuǎn zé.我们没有别的选择。

We don't have another choice.

Source: Tatoeba #2254381 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 选 in context

  1. Say xuǎn, then recall the core meaning: to select, to elect, to choose.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the lower-left enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 选择 (xuǎn zé), meaning “to select”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 选 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.