揀

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See also: 拣
揀 U+63C0, 揀
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-63C0
← 掿
[U+63BF] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 揁 →
[U+63C1]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

揀 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手木田火 (QDWF), four-corner 55096, composition ⿰扌柬)

References[edit]

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 440, character 22
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12315
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1913, character 8
  • Unihan data for U+63C0

Chinese[edit]

trad. 揀
simp. 拣*
alternative forms 柬

Glyph origin[edit]

Characters in the same phonetic series (柬) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
蘭 *ɡ·raːn
攔 *ɡ·raːn
欄 *ɡ·raːn
瀾 *ɡ·raːn, *ɡ·raːns
讕 *ɡ·raːn, *ɡ·raːnʔ, *ɡ·raːns
闌 *ɡ·raːn
韊 *ɡ·raːn
幱 *ɡ·raːn
籣 *ɡ·raːn
躝 *ɡ·raːn
爛 *ɡ·raːns
爤 *ɡ·raːns
鑭 *ɡ·raːns
糷 *ɡ·raːns
斕 *ɡ·reːn
揀 *kreːnʔ, *ɡ·reːns
柬 *kreːnʔ
暕 *kreːnʔ
諫 *kraːns
練 *ɡ·reːns
鍊 *ɡ·reːns
煉 *ɡ·reːns
楝 *ɡ·reːns
萰 *ɡ·reːns
堜 *ɡ·reːns
湅 *ɡ·reːns

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kreːnʔ, *ɡ·reːns) : semantic 扌 (“hands”) + phonetic 柬 (OC *kreːnʔ, “to choose”). Originally written 柬.

Etymology[edit]

Compare Thai กลั่น (glàn, “to distill; to extract”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Pronunciation[edit]

Note:
  • kéng/kúiⁿ/káiⁿ - vernacular;
  • kán - literary.
Note:
  • goin2/gain2 - vernacular (gain2 - Jieyang);
  • gang2 - literary.
Note: jienn3 - used in some compounds.
Rime
Character 揀 揀
Reading # 1/2 2/2
Initial (聲) 見 (28) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 山 (73) 先 (85)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) II IV
Fanqie 古限切 郎甸切
Baxter keanX lenH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/kˠɛnX/ /lenH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/kᵚænX/ /lenH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/kænX/ /lɛnH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/kəɨnX/ /lɛnH/
Li
Rong 		/kɛnX/ /lenH/
Wang
Li 		/kænX/ /lienH/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/kănX/ /lienH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		jiǎn liàn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		gaan2 lin6
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 揀
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		jiǎn
Middle
Chinese 		‹ kɛnX ›
Old
Chinese 		/*kˁr[a]nʔ/
English select

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 揀 揀
Reading # 1/2 2/2
No. 6137 6145
Phonetic
component 		柬 柬
Rime
group 		元 元
Rime
subdivision 		2 2
Corresponding
MC rime 		簡 練
Old
Chinese 		/*kreːnʔ/ /*ɡ·reːns/
Notes 柬轉註分化字見吳越春秋

Definitions[edit]

揀

  1. to choose; to pick
  2. Alternative form of 撿／捡 (“to pick up”)

Synonyms[edit]

  • (to choose):
Dialectal synonyms of 選 (“to choose”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 選, 擇
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 挑選, 選擇, 揀選, 挑揀
Mandarin Beijing 挑, 揀
Taiwan 挑, 選
Tianjin 挑, 揀
Chengde 挑, 揀
Tangshan 挑, 揀
Cangzhou 挑, 揀
Baoding 挑, 揀, 選
Shijiazhuang 挑
Chifeng 挑, 選擇, 揀
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 揀選
Heihe 挑, 選, 揀
Qiqihar 挑, 選, 揀
Harbin 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
Jiamusi 挑, 選
Baicheng 挑, 選
Changchun 挑
Tonghua 挑
Shenyang 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
Dandong 挑, 挑選, 揀
Jinzhou 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
Dalian 挑
Yantai 挑
Yantai (Muping) 挑
Qingdao 挑, 揀
Lijin 挑, 揀
Zhucheng 剔, 揀
Jinan 挑, 揀
Jining 挑, 剔
Luoyang 揀, 挑, 選
Wanrong 揀, 挑
Shangqiu 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
Yuanyang 挑, 選, 揀
Zhengzhou 挑, 揀
Lingbao 挑, 揀
Xinyang 擇
Baihe 挑, 選
Hanzhong 挑, 選, 揀
Xi'an 挑, 揀, 挑揀, 選擇
Baoji 挑, 挑選, 揀
Yinchuan 挑, 選擇, 選, 揀
Tianshui 選擇, 揀
Lanzhou 挑, 揀
Dunhuang 揀
Xining 揀, 挑
Hami 挑
Ürümqi 挑, 揀, 選
Wuhan 擇, 挑, 選, 選擇
Yichang 挑, 選, 揀
Xiangyang 挑, 選, 選擇
Tianmen 挑, 選, 選擇
Hong'an 擇, 選, 挑
Chengdu 挑, 選
Nanchong 挑, 選, 選擇
Dazhou 挑選
Hanyuan 挑
Xichang 挑, 挑選
Zigong 選, 找
Chongqing 挑, 刁
Guiyang 揀, 選, 挑選
Zunyi 選
Bijie 挑
Liping 挑, 挑選
Zhaotong 刁
Dali 挑選
Kunming 挑選, 揀
Mengzi 挑
Guilin 選
Guilin (Lingui) 選
Liuzhou 挑, 選, 選擇
Changde 選
Anqing 挑, 選, 揀
Xuzhou 挑, 選, 揀
Fuyang 挑, 選, 選擇
Wuhu 揀, 挑, 選
Yangzhou 揀, 挑, 選
Lianyungang 挑, 選, 揀
Lianshui 揀
Nanjing 挑, 揀
Hefei 揀, 選, 挑
Nantong 挑, 揀
Singapore 選
Cantonese Guangzhou 揀, 挑
Hong Kong 揀
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 揀
Macau 揀
Guangzhou (Panyu) 揀
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 揀
Guangzhou (Conghua) 揀
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 揀
Foshan 揀
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 揀
Foshan (Shunde) 揀
Foshan (Sanshui) 揀
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 揀
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 揀
Zhuhai (Qianshan) 揀
Zhuhai (Doumen) 揀
Jiangmen (Baisha) 揀
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 揀
Taishan 揀
Kaiping (Chikan) 揀
Enping (Niujiang) 揀
Heshan (Yayao) 揀
Dongguan 揀
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 揀
Yangjiang 揀
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) 揀
Singapore (Guangfu) 揀
Gan Nanchang 揀
Lichuan 揀, 擇
Pingxiang 揀
Hakka Meixian 挑, 擇
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 揀
Dongguan (Qingxi) 揀, 擇
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) 揀
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 揀
Wengyuan 擇
Liannan 揀
Conghua (Lütian) 揀
Jiexi 擇
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) 擇
Changting 擇
Wuping (Yanqian) 擇
Ninghua 擇
Yudu 擇
Ningdu 揀, 擇
Tonggu (Sandu) 揀, 擇
Ganzhou (Panlong) 擇
Dayu 擇
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 揀, 擇
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 揀, 擇
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 揀, 擇
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 揀, 擇
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 揀, 擇
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 擇
Hong Kong 擇
Yangxi (Tangkou) 揀
Yangchun (Sanjia) 揀
Xinyi (Sihe) 揀
Xinyi (Qianpai) 揀
Gaozhou (Xindong) 揀
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) 揀
Huazhou (Xin'an) 揀
Lianjiang (Shijiao) 擇
Lianjiang (Qingping) 揀
Mengshan (Xihe) 選
Luchuan 揀
Sabah (Bao'an) 揀
Senai (Huiyang) 揀
Huizhou Jixi 揀, 擇
Shexian 擇, 揀
Jin Taiyuan 挑
Yangyuan 挑, 選擇, 選, 揀
Datong 挑
Xinzhou 挑, 選
Lishi 挑, 揀
Linfen 挑揀
Changzhi 揀, 挑揀
Linhe 揀, 挑, 挑選
Jining 挑, 選擇
Hohhot 挑, 揀
Erenhot 挑
Pingshan 挑, 揀
Zhangjiakou 挑, 揀
Handan 挑, 挑揀
Linzhou 挑, 揀
Suide 挑, 選, 揀
Northern Min Jian'ou 剔, 擇
Eastern Min Fuzhou 揀, 挑, 選
Southern Min Xiamen 揀, 選
Xiamen (Tong'an) 揀
Quanzhou 揀, 選
Zhangzhou 揀, 選, 揀擇
Singapore (Hokkien) 選, 揀
Manila (Hokkien) 揀, 選
Chaozhou 擇, 揀
Jieyang 揀
Bangkok (Teochew) 揀
Johor Bahru (Teochew) 選
Singapore (Teochew) 揀, 選
Batam (Teochew) 選
Leizhou 揀, 挑
Wenchang 揀, 選
Haikou 揀
Qionghai 揀, 選
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 選
Wu Shanghai 揀, 選
Shanghai (Chongming) 挑, 揀
Suzhou 揀, 挑
Danyang 挑, 揀, 選
Hangzhou 挑
Hangzhou (Yuhang) 挑, 選, 擇揀
Ningbo 揀
Wenzhou 揀, 挑, 剔
Jinhua 擇
Xiang Changsha 選, 挑, 揀
Loudi 擇
Shuangfeng 擇, 揀, 挑

Compounds[edit]

References[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

揀

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. select

Readings[edit]

Korean[edit]

Hanja[edit]

揀 • (gan, yeon) (hangeul 간, 연, revised gan, yeon, McCune–Reischauer kan, yŏn, Yale kan, yen)

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Vietnamese[edit]

Han character[edit]

揀: Hán Nôm readings: gióng, giáng, giản, kiêm

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