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选 - xuǎn

choose, select; elect; election

choose, select; elect; election

How to read 选

Click 选 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinxuǎn
Englishchoose, select; elect; election
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

选中 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 选修. Please read 选入 one more time.

Common words with this character

to select; to choose; to decide on
to take as an elective; an elective; elective
selected; elected
to pick out; to select; to elect

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 选 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 选中 and 选修 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 选.