擇 Stroke Order
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Information of 擇
Pinyin
zé、 zhái
Radical
扌
Strokes
16 strokes
Usage
★★★
Definition
to select / to choose / to pick, pick over
擇:
1. To choose, to select.
挑揀，挑選。
2. To pick or select:
～取 (to choose);
～優 (to select the best);
抉～ (to discern);
～善而從 (to choose the good and follow it);
饑不～食 (when starving, one does not choose food).
3. Verb: To choose.
【Example phrases】: 「选择」(to choose), 「饥不择食」(when starving, one does not choose food).
《左传．襄公三十一年》:「子产之从政也，择能而使之。」(When Zichan was in office, he chose the capable to use them.)
4. Verb: To distinguish, to differentiate.
《吕氏春秋．仲春纪．情欲》: 「耳不乐声，目不乐色，口不甘味，与死无择。」(If the ear does not enjoy sound, the eye does not enjoy colors, and the mouth does not relish flavor, it is no different from being dead.)
汉．高诱．注：「择，别也。」(Han, Gao You's note: "choosing" means "differentiation".)
5. Same meaning as "擇" (zé), used in spoken language.
義同“擇”（zé），用於口語。
6. Same meaning as "擇" (zé), used in spoken language:
～不開 (cannot be separated; cannot be escaped);
～菜 (to select vegetables);
～食 (to select food).
7. Another pronunciation of the above [1].
上述[一]的另一种读音。
8. Another pronunciation of the above [1].
上述[一]的另一种读音。