择 — Chinese character
择
zé
to select, to choose
- Pinyin
- zé
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 扌
- Traditional
- 擇
Common words with 择
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 选择 (選擇) | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative |
| 抉择 (抉擇) | jué zé | to choose (literary) |
| 选择性 (選擇性) | xuǎn zé xìng | selective; selectiveness |
| 别无选择 (別無選擇) | bié wú xuǎn zé | to have no other choice |
| 不择手段 (不擇手段) | bù zé shǒu duàn | by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook |
| 选择题 (選擇題) | xuǎn zé tí | multiple-choice question |
| 择日 (擇日) | zé rì | to fix a date (for an event); to select an auspicious date |
| 择偶 (擇偶) | zé ǒu | to choose a spouse |
| 自然选择 (自然選擇) | zì rán xuǎn zé | natural selection |
| 择机 (擇機) | zé jī | at the right time; when appropriate |
| 饥不择食 (飢不擇食) | jī bù zé shí | when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers; When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives. |
| 天择 (天擇) | tiān zé | natural selection |
English words written with 择
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.