拣

揀
jiǎn
HSK 6
#2,959 most
frequent character
to choose, to pick, to sort out
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

拣 joins 扌 hand with 炼 without 火 jiǎn, which means untying things to select one and also supplies the sound. It first meant to choose or select, then grew to pick up or gather.

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Example Sentences

我想拣一些苹果。
wǒxiǎng jiǎn yīxiē píngguǒ 。
I want to pick some apples.
她在商店里拣货。
tāzài shāngdiàn lǐ jiǎn huò 。
She is sorting out items in the store.
我们需要拣出坏的水果。
wǒmen xūyào jiǎnchū huài de shuǐguǒ 。
We need to pick out the bad fruit.

Words with similar meanings

选择xuǎnzé
to choose
更正式的选择方式，通常用于决策时。
挑tiāo
to pick
强调从中挑选，通常用于选择具体的物品。
捡jiǎn
to pick up
表示捡起或拾起的动作，更加口语化。

Homophones

HSK 5
捡jiǎn
to pick up, to collect, to gather
减jiǎn
subtract, reduce, decrease, cut
剪jiǎn
cut, clip, trim, wipe out, scissors
简jiǎn
simple, uncomplicated, letter
检jiǎn
to check, to examine, to inspect

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Common produce found in markets and daily meals.
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