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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zé | ze2
English translation
to select, to choose

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌睪

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and represents the sound. The simplified character was adapted from the cursive form of the traditional character .

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Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
选择 xuǎnzé to select選擇
别无选择 bié wú xuǎn zé to have no other choice別無選擇
抉择 jué zé to choose (literary)抉擇
to select
不择手段 bùzéshǒuduàn by fair means or foul不擇手段
选择性 xuǎn zé xìng selective選擇性
选择题 xuǎn zé tí multiple-choice question選擇題
择偶 zé ǒu to choose a spouse擇偶
物竞天择 wù jìng tiān zé natural selection物競天擇
饥不择食 jī bù zé shí When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.飢不擇食
口不择言 kǒu bù zé yán to ramble口不擇言
择定 zé dìng to select擇定
张择端 Zhāng Zé duān Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter張擇端
天择 tiān zé natural selection天擇
择菜 zhái cài to pick the edible part of vegetables擇菜
择善而从 zé shàn ér cóng to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)擇善而從
良禽择木 liáng qín zé mù a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)良禽擇木
择食 zé shí to be picky (food)擇食
择善固执 zé shàn gù zhí to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)擇善固執
择日子 zhái rì zi to pick an auspicious day擇日子
口无择言 kǒu wú zé yán to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)口無擇言

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