Chinese symbol for “choice”
选择
xuǎn zé
Traditional: 選擇
to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
The closest CC-CEDICT match for choice is 选择 (xuǎn zé), defined as: to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “choice”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 选项 (選項) | xuǎn xiàng | option; alternative; choice; to choose a project |
| 精选 (精選) | jīng xuǎn | carefully chosen; handpicked |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 选择.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 选举 (選舉) | xuǎn jǔ | to elect; election |
| 当选 (當選) | dāng xuǎn | to be elected; to be selected |
| 选手 (選手) | xuǎn shǒu | athlete; contestant |
| 候选人 (候選人) | hòu xuǎn rén | candidate; measure word: 名 (míng) |
| 选民 (選民) | xuǎn mín | voter; constituency |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “choice”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.