"拣" Chinese-English Dictionary

拣 jiǎn

Traditional: 揀
Radical: 手 (4 traits)
Number of strokes: 8
Structure: gauche et droite
HSK: HSK 6

Cangjie: QKVC 手大女金
Wubi: RANW
GB 2312: BCF0
Unicode: U+62E3

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
拣揀	jiǎn	to choose / to pick / to sort out / to pick up	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
拣选揀選	jiǎn xuǎn	to select / to sort out	syn
拣起揀起	jiǎn qǐ	to pick up
拣择揀擇	jiǎn zé	(literary) to select / to choose
拣信室揀信室	jiǎn xìn shì	mail sorting office
拣佛烧香揀佛燒香	jiǎn fó shāo xiāng	to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom) / fig. to curry favor from the right person
拣饮择食揀飲擇食	jiǎn yǐn zé shí	to choose one's food carefully / to be picky

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
挑拣挑揀	tiāo jiǎn	to pick and choose / to select	syn
白拣白揀	bái jiǎn	a cheap choice / to choose sth that costs nothing
翻拣翻揀	fān jiǎn	to browse and select / to glance through and check
分拣分揀	fēn jiǎn	to sort (mail)	syn
挑三拣四挑三揀四	tiāo sān jiǎn sì	to be picky / to be choosy	syn
暴力分拣暴力分揀	bào lì fēn jiǎn	rough handling of parcels during mail sorting
披沙拣金披沙揀金	pī shā - jiǎn jīn	lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom) / fig. to separate the wheat from the chaff	syn
挑肥拣瘦挑肥揀瘦	tiāo féi - jiǎn shòu	(idiom) to cherry-pick / to pick the best parts for oneself / to be choosy