選

See also: 选

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

Translingual

Han character

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

References

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

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Chinese

trad.		選
simp.		选

Glyph origin

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuǎn (xuan³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syun²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sién
• Min Bei (KCR): sṳ̌ing
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): soán

  (Teochew, Peng'im): suang² / suêng²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xuǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˇ
    • Wade–Giles: hsüan³
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuan
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: syun²
    • Yale: syún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: syn²
    • Guangdong Romanization: xun²
    • IPA ^(key): /ʃyːn³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sién
    • Hakka Romanization System: xien`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xian³
    • IPA: /ɕi̯en³¹/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sṳ̌ing
    • IPA ^(key): /syiŋ²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soán
    • Tâi-lô: suán
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soarn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /suan⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /suan⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /suan⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /suan⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /suan⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: suang² / suêng²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: suáng / suéng
    • IPA ^(key): /suaŋ⁵²/, /sueŋ⁵²/

Note:

• suang2 - Shantou;
• suêng2 - Chaozhou.

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• Middle Chinese: /siuᴇn^X/, /siuᴇn^H/▼

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

• Old Chinese▼

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]o[n]ʔ/, /*[s]o[r]ʔ/, /*[s]o[n]ʔ-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*sqʰonʔ/, /*sqʰons/

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

選

1. to choose; to pick; to select
2. to elect
3. election

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 選 (“to choose”) [map]
Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		選, 擇
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		選擇
Mandarin	Beijing	選
Cantonese	Guangzhou	揀
	Hong Kong	揀
	Taishan	揀
Hakka	Sabah	揀
Min Nan	Xiamen	揀, 選
	Quanzhou	揀, 選
	Zhangzhou	揀, 選
	Philippines (Manila)	揀, 選

Compounds

Derived terms from 選

• 中選／中选 (zhòngxuǎn)
• 互選／互选
• 人選／人选 (rénxuǎn)
• 候選／候选 (hòuxuǎn)
• 入選／入选 (rùxuǎn)
• 初選／初选
• 刷選／刷选
• 助選／助选
• 參選／参选 (cānxuǎn)
• 取選／取选
• 單選／单选
• 圈選／圈选
• 墨選／墨选
• 大選／大选 (dàxuǎn)
• 妙選／妙选
• 徵選／征选
• 應選／应选
• 打選／打选
• 挑選／挑选 (tiāoxuǎn)
• 採選／采选
• 推選／推选 (tuīxuǎn)
• 揀選／拣选 (jiǎnxuǎn)
• 提選／提选 (tíxuǎn)
• 改選／改选 (gǎixuǎn)
• 文選／文选 (wénxuǎn)
• 普選／普选 (pǔxuǎn)
• 極選／极选
• 殊選／殊选
• 民選／民选 (mínxuǎn)
• 水選／水选
• 決選／决选
• 特選／特选
• 甄選／甄选 (zhēnxuǎn)
• 當選／当选 (dāngxuǎn)
• 票選／票选 (piàoxuǎn)

• 穗選／穗选
• 競選／竞选 (jìngxuǎn)
• 篩選／筛选 (shāixuǎn)
• 粒選／粒选
• 精選／精选 (jīngxuǎn)
• 美選／美选
• 考選／考选
• 膺選／膺选
• 落選／落选 (luòxuǎn)
• 補選／补选 (bǔxuǎn)
• 複選／复选 (fùxuǎn)
• 評選／评选 (píngxuǎn)
• 詩選／诗选
• 謁選／谒选
• 賄選／贿选 (huìxuǎn)
• 赴選／赴选
• 輔選／辅选
• 退選／退选
• 遴選／遴选 (línxuǎn)
• 選事／选事
• 選人／选人
• 選任／选任
• 選侍／选侍
• 選修／选修 (xuǎnxiū)
• 選刊／选刊
• 選務／选务 (xuǎnwù)
• 選區／选区 (xuǎnqū)
• 選取／选取 (xuǎnqǔ)
• 選場／选场
• 選填／选填
• 選士／选士
• 選官／选官
• 選定／选定 (xuǎndìng)
• 選家／选家

• 選情／选情 (xuǎnqíng)
• 選懦／选懦
• 選戰／选战 (xuǎnzhàn)
• 選手／选手 (xuǎnshǒu)
• 選拔／选拔 (xuǎnbá)
• 選播／选播
• 選擇／选择 (xuǎnzé)
• 選本／选本 (xuǎnběn)
• 選材／选材 (xuǎncái)
• 選民／选民 (xuǎnmín)
• 選派／选派
• 選用／选用 (xuǎnyòng)
• 選礦／选矿
• 選票／选票 (xuǎnpiào)
• 選種／选种
• 選粹／选粹
• 選美／选美 (xuǎnměi)
• 選聘／选聘
• 選育／选育
• 選舉／选举 (xuǎnjǔ)
• 選課／选课
• 選調／选调 (xuǎndiào)
• 選讀／选读 (xuǎndú)
• 選購／选购 (xuǎngòu)
• 選送／选送
• 選配／选配
• 選錄／选录
• 選閱／选阅
• 選集／选集 (xuǎnjí)
• 選風／选风
• 選體／选体
• 銓選／铨选
• 預選／预选
• 點選／点选

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Japanese

Kanji

選

(grade 4 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: せん (sen, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: せん (sen, Jōyō)
• On: さん (san)
• Kun: えらぶ (erabu, 選ぶ, Jōyō); える (eru, 選る); よる (yoru, 選る)
• Nanori: かず (kazu); のぶ (nobu); よし (yoshi); より (yori)

Noun

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

選 (hiragana せん, rōmaji sen)

1. selection
2. choice
3. choosing

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Korean

Hanja

選 • (seon) (hangeul 선, revised seon, McCune–Reischauer sŏn, Yale sen)

1. selection
2. choice
3. elect
4. distinguish

Compounds

• 선택 (選擇, seontaek)
• 선거 (選擧, seon-geo): election

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Vietnamese

Han character

選 (tuyển)

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