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: 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]
Glyph origin[edit]
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Old Chinese
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| 蘭
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*ɡ·raːn
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| 攔
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*ɡ·raːn
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| 欄
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*ɡ·raːn
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| 瀾
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*ɡ·raːn, *ɡ·raːns
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| 讕
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*ɡ·raːn, *ɡ·raːnʔ, *ɡ·raːns
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| 闌
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*ɡ·raːn
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| 韊
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*ɡ·raːn
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| 幱
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*ɡ·raːn
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| 籣
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*ɡ·raːn
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| 躝
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*ɡ·raːn
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| 爛
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*ɡ·raːns
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| 爤
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*ɡ·raːns
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| 鑭
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*ɡ·raːns
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| 糷
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*ɡ·raːns
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| 斕
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*ɡ·reːn
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| 揀
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*kreːnʔ, *ɡ·reːns
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| 柬
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*kreːnʔ
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| 暕
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*kreːnʔ
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| 諫
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*kraːns
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| 練
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*ɡ·reːns
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| 鍊
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*ɡ·reːns
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| 煉
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*ɡ·reːns
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| 楝
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*ɡ·reːns
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| 萰
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*ɡ·reːns
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| 堜
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*ɡ·reːns
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| 湅
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*ɡ·reːns
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲, 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 - vernacular;
- gang2 - literary.
Wu
Xiang
Note: jienn3 - used in some compounds.
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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揀
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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jiǎn
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ kɛnX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*kˁr[a]nʔ/
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| English
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select
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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.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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揀
|
揀
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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| No.
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6137
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6145
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Phonetic
component
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柬
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柬
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Rime
group
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元
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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2
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2
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Corresponding
MC rime
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簡
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練
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Old
Chinese
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/*kreːnʔ/
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/*ɡ·reːns/
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| Notes
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柬轉註分化字見吳越春秋
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Definitions[edit]
揀
- to choose; to pick
- † to get; to obtain
- Alternative form of 撿／捡 (jiǎn, “to pick up”).
Synonyms[edit]
Synonyms of 揀
- 取 (qǔ)
- 摘 (zhāi)
- 相中 (xiāngzhòng)
- 看中 (kànzhòng)
- 取捨／取舍 (qǔshě)
- 抉擇／抉择 (juézé)
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- 挑選／挑选 (tiāoxuǎn)
- 掄／抡 (lún) (literary)
- 採擇／采择 (cǎizé)
- 揀擇／拣择 (jiǎnzé) (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
- 揀選／拣选 (jiǎnxuǎn)
- 摘揀／摘拣 (Min Nan)
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- 簡／简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
- 選中／选中 (xuǎnzhòng)
- 選取／选取 (xuǎnqǔ)
- 選定／选定 (xuǎndìng)
- 選擇／选择 (xuǎnzé)
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Dialectal synonyms of
選 (“to choose”)
[map]
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Classical Chinese
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選, 擇
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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挑選, 選擇, 揀選, 挑揀
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| Mandarin
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Beijing
|
挑, 揀
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| Taiwan
|
挑, 選
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| Tianjin
|
挑, 揀
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| Chengde
|
挑, 揀
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| Tangshan
|
挑, 揀
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| Cangzhou
|
挑, 揀
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| Baoding
|
挑, 揀, 選
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| Shijiazhuang
|
挑
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| Chifeng
|
挑, 選擇, 揀
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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揀選
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| Heihe
|
挑, 選, 揀
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| Qiqihar
|
挑, 選, 揀
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| Harbin
|
挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
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| Jiamusi
|
挑, 選
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| Baicheng
|
挑, 選
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| Changchun
|
挑
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| Tonghua
|
挑
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| Shenyang
|
挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
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| Dandong
|
挑, 挑選, 揀
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| Jinzhou
|
挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
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| Dalian
|
挑
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| Yantai
|
挑
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| Yantai (Muping)
|
挑
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| Qingdao
|
挑, 揀
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| Lijin
|
挑, 揀
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| Zhucheng
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剔, 揀
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| Jinan
|
挑, 揀
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| Jining
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挑, 剔
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| Luoyang
|
揀, 挑, 選
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| Wanrong
|
揀, 挑
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| Shangqiu
|
挑, 選, 選擇, 揀
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| Yuanyang
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挑, 選, 揀
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| Zhengzhou
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挑, 揀
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| Lingbao
|
挑, 揀
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| Xinyang
|
擇
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| Baihe
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挑, 選
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| Hanzhong
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挑, 選, 揀
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| Xi'an
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挑, 揀, 挑揀, 選擇
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| Baoji
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挑, 挑選, 揀
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| Yinchuan
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挑, 選擇, 選, 揀
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| Tianshui
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選擇, 揀
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| Lanzhou
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挑, 揀
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| Dunhuang
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揀
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| Xining
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揀, 挑
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| Hami
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挑
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| Ürümqi
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挑, 揀, 選
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| Wuhan
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擇, 挑, 選, 選擇
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| Yichang
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挑, 選, 揀
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| Xiangyang
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挑, 選, 選擇
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| Tianmen
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挑, 選, 選擇
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| Hong'an
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擇, 選, 挑
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| Chengdu
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挑, 選
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| Nanchong
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挑, 選, 選擇
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| Dazhou
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挑選
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| Hanyuan
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挑
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| Xichang
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挑, 挑選
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| Zigong
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選, 找
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| Chongqing
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挑, 刁
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| Guiyang
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揀, 選, 挑選
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| Zunyi
|
選
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| Bijie
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挑
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| Liping
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挑, 挑選
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| Zhaotong
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刁
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| Dali
|
挑選
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| Kunming
|
挑選, 揀
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| Mengzi
|
挑
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| Guilin
|
選
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| Guilin (Lingui)
|
選
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| Liuzhou
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挑, 選, 選擇
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| Changde
|
選
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| Anqing
|
挑, 選, 揀
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| Xuzhou
|
挑, 選, 揀
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| Fuyang
|
挑, 選, 選擇
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| Wuhu
|
揀, 挑, 選
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| Yangzhou
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揀, 挑, 選
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| Lianyungang
|
挑, 選, 揀
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| Lianshui
|
揀
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| Nanjing
|
挑, 揀
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| Hefei
|
揀, 選, 挑
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| Nantong
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挑, 揀
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| Singapore
|
選
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
|
揀, 挑
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| Hong Kong
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揀
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)
|
揀
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| Macau
|
揀
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
|
揀
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
|
揀
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
|
揀
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
|
揀
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| Foshan
|
揀
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
|
揀
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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揀
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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揀
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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揀
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
|
揀
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan)
|
揀
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
|
揀
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
|
揀
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
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揀
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| Taishan
|
揀
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
|
揀
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| Enping (Niujiang)
|
揀
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| Heshan (Yayao)
|
揀
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| Dongguan
|
揀
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
|
揀
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| Yangjiang
|
揀
|
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
揀
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
|
揀
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| Gan
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Nanchang
|
揀
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| Lichuan
|
揀, 擇
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| Pingxiang
|
揀
|
| Hakka
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Meixian
|
挑, 擇
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| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)
|
揀
|
| Dongguan (Qingxi)
|
揀, 擇
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
|
揀
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
|
揀
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| Wengyuan
|
擇
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| Liannan
|
揀
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| Conghua (Lütian)
|
揀
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| Jiexi
|
擇
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| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)
|
擇
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| Changting
|
擇
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| Wuping (Yanqian)
|
擇
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| Ninghua
|
擇
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| Yudu
|
擇
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| Ningdu
|
揀, 擇
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| Tonggu (Sandu)
|
揀, 擇
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| Ganzhou (Panlong)
|
擇
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| Dayu
|
擇
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
揀, 擇
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
揀, 擇
|
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
揀, 擇
|
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
揀, 擇
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
揀, 擇
|
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
擇
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| Hong Kong
|
擇
|
| Yangxi (Tangkou)
|
揀
|
| Yangchun (Sanjia)
|
揀
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| Xinyi (Sihe)
|
揀
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| Xinyi (Qianpai)
|
揀
|
| Gaozhou (Xindong)
|
揀
|
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)
|
揀
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| 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
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| Erenhot
|
挑
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| Pingshan
|
挑, 揀
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| Zhangjiakou
|
挑, 揀
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| Handan
|
挑, 挑揀
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| Linzhou
|
挑, 揀
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| Suide
|
挑, 選, 揀
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| Min Bei
|
Jian'ou
|
剔, 擇
|
| Min Dong
|
Fuzhou
|
揀, 挑, 選
|
| Min Nan
|
Xiamen
|
揀, 選
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| Xiamen (Tong'an)
|
揀
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| Quanzhou
|
揀, 選
|
| Zhangzhou
|
揀, 選, 揀擇
|
| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
選, 揀
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
揀, 選
|
| Chaozhou
|
擇, 揀
|
| Jieyang
|
揀
|
| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
揀
|
| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
|
選
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| 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
|
| 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]
揀
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- select
Readings[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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