選

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See also: 选
選 U+9078, 選
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9078
← 遷
[U+9077] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 遹 →
[U+9079]

Translingual[edit]

Han character[edit]

選 (radical 162, 辵+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 卜口山金 (YRUC), four-corner 37308, composition ⿺辶巽)

References[edit]

  • KangXi: page 1265, character 13
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39127
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1761, character 4
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3886, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+9078

Chinese[edit]

trad. 選
simp. 选

Glyph origin[edit]

Characters in the same phonetic series (巽) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
撰 *sɡroːnʔ, *sɡronʔ
饌 *sɡroːnʔ, *sɡrons
譔 *skʰon, *sɡronʔ, *sɡrons
鐉 *skʰon
選 *sqʰonʔ, *sqʰons
繏 *sqʰons
潠 *sqʰons, *sqʰuːns
蟤 *skron
僎 *sɡronʔ, *sɡrons, *skun
襈 *sɡrons, *ɡrons
巽 *sqʰuːns
簨 *sqʰunʔ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *sqʰonʔ, *sqʰons) and ideogrammic compound (會意): semantic 辵 + phonetic 巽 (OC *sqʰuːns).

Pronunciation[edit]

Note:
  • suang2 - Shantou;
  • suêng2 - Chaozhou.
  • Wu
  • Xiang
    • Rime
    Character 選 選
    Reading # 1/2 2/2
    Initial (聲) 心 (16) 心 (16)
    Final (韻) 仙 (78) 仙 (78)
    Tone (調) Rising (X) Departing (H)
    Openness (開合) Closed Closed
    Division (等) III III
    Fanqie 思兖切 息眷切
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang         		/siuᴇnX/ /siuᴇnH/
    Pan
    Wuyun         		/sʷiɛnX/ /sʷiɛnH/
    Shao
    Rongfen         		/sjuænX/ /sjuænH/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank         		/swianX/ /swianH/
    Li
    Rong         		/siuɛnX/ /siuɛnH/
    Wang
    Li         		/sĭwɛnX/ /sĭwɛnH/
    Bernard
    Karlgren         		/si̯wɛnX/ /si̯wɛnH/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex         		xuǎn xuàn
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex         		syun2 syun3
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 選 選 選
    Reading # 1/3 2/3 3/3
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)         		xuǎn xuǎn xuàn
    Middle
    Chinese         		‹ sjwenX › ‹ sjwenX › ‹ sjwenH ›
    Old
    Chinese         		/*[s]o[n]ʔ/ /*[s]o[r]ʔ/ /*[s]o[n]ʔ-s/
    English choose; count count (v.) even, orderly

    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 選 選
    Reading # 1/2 2/2
    No. 14157 14158
    Phonetic
    component         		巽 巽
    Rime
    group         		元 元
    Rime
    subdivision         		3 3
    Corresponding
    MC rime         		選
    Old
    Chinese         		/*sqʰonʔ/ /*sqʰons/

    Definitions[edit]

    選

    1. to choose; to pick; to select
      他選了一顆紅蘋果。 [MSC, trad.]
      他选了一颗红苹果。 [MSC, simp.]
      Tā xuǎn le yī kē hóng píngguǒ. [Pinyin]
      He picked a red apple.
    2. to elect
      選總統 / 选总统  ―  xuǎn zǒngtǒng  ―  to elect a president
    3. election
      大選 / 大选  ―  dàxuǎn  ―  general election

    Synonyms[edit]

    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
    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
    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
    Panyu 揀
    Huadu (Huashan) 揀
    Conghua 揀
    Zengcheng 揀
    Foshan 揀
    Nanhai (Shatou) 揀
    Shunde 揀
    Sanshui 揀
    Gaoming (Mingcheng) 揀
    Zhongshan (Shiqi) 揀
    Zhuhai (Qianshan) 揀
    Doumen 揀
    Jiangmen (Baisha) 揀
    Xinhui 揀
    Taishan 揀
    Kaiping (Chikan) 揀
    Enping (Niujiang) 揀
    Heshan (Yayao) 揀
    Dongguan 揀
    Bao'an (Shajing) 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
    Liudui (S. Sixian) 揀, 擇
    Hsinchu (Hailu) 揀, 擇
    Dongshi (Dabu) 揀, 擇
    Hsinchu (Raoping) 揀, 擇
    Yunlin (Zhao'an) 擇
    Hong Kong 擇
    Yangxi (Tangkou) 揀
    Yangchun (Sanjia) 揀
    Xinyi (Sihe) 揀
    Xinyi (Qianpai) 揀
    Gaozhou (Xindong) 揀
    Dianbai (Shalang) 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
    Min Bei Jian'ou 剔, 擇
    Min Dong Fuzhou 揀, 挑, 選
    Min Nan 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
    Leizhou 揀, 挑
    Wenchang 揀, 選
    Haikou 揀
    Qionghai 揀, 選
    Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 選
    Wu Shanghai 揀, 選
    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
    Shuangfeng 擇, 揀, 挑
    Loudi 擇

    Compounds[edit]

    Derived terms from 選

    Japanese[edit]

    Kanji[edit]

    選

    (grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)

    Readings[edit]

    Noun[edit]

    Kanji in this term
    選
    せん
    Grade: 4
    on’yomi

    選(せん) • (sen) 

    1. selection
    2. choice
    3. choosing

    Korean[edit]

    Hanja[edit]

    選 (eumhun 가릴 선 (garil seon))

    1. Hanja form? of 선 (“selection”).
    2. Hanja form? of 선 (“choice”).
    3. Hanja form? of 선 (“elect”).
    4. Hanja form? of 선 (“distinguish”).

    Compounds[edit]

    Vietnamese[edit]

    Han character[edit]

    選: Hán Nôm readings: tuyển

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