拣 jiǎn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 柬 card, letter, invitation, note
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
拣
jiǎn
to pick out; to select
Character
Example phrases
- 仓库管理员必须先拣出受潮的零件，免得它们混入合格批次。 Cāngkù guǎnlǐyuán bìxū xiān jiǎn chū shòucháo de língjiàn, miǎnde tāmen hùnrù hégé pīcì. The warehouse manager must first pick out the damp parts, so they do not get mixed into the qualified batch.
- 奶奶坐在门口，一颗一颗地拣豆子里的小石头。 Nǎinai zuò zài ménkǒu, yì kē yì kē de jiǎn dòuzi lǐ de xiǎo shítou. Grandma sits at the door, picking the little stones out of the beans one by one.
- 妈妈在市场上拣了几个最红的苹果。 Māma zài shìchǎng shàng jiǎn le jǐ ge zuì hóng de píngguǒ. At the market Mom picked out a few of the reddest apples.
Related words
- 取决 qǔjué to depend on; to be determined by
- 利弊 lìbì advantages and disadvantages; pros and cons
- 利害 lìhài interests; stakes; pros and cons
- 抉择 juézé to make a choice; decision
- 举棋不定 jǔqíbúdìng to hesitate; to be undecided
- 拍板 pāibǎn to make the final decision
- 宁愿 nìngyuàn would rather; to prefer to
- 情愿 qíngyuàn to be willing; would rather
- 容许 róngxǔ to permit; to allow
- 破例 pòlì to make an exception
- 忌 jì to avoid; to be wary of; taboo
- 切忌 qièjì must avoid; be sure not to