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Chinese symbol for “detail”

选派
xuǎn pài
Traditional: 選派
to select; to detail; to set apart; to appoint

The closest CC-CEDICT match for detail is 选派 (xuǎn pài), defined as: to select; to detail; to set apart; to appoint.

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

选 xuǎn
to select, to elect, to choose; election
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
派 pài
clique, faction, group, sect
radical 85 ⽔ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “detail”

WordPinyinMeaning
细部 (細部)xì bùsmall part (of a whole ensemble); detail

Related words

Other words that share a character with 选派.

WordPinyinMeaning
选择 (選擇)xuǎn zéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternative
选举 (選舉)xuǎn jǔto elect; election
当选 (當選)dāng xuǎnto be elected; to be selected
选手 (選手)xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant
候选人 (候選人)hòu xuǎn réncandidate; measure word: 名 (míng)
选民 (選民)xuǎn mínvoter; constituency
派出pài chūto send; to dispatch
派遣pài qiǎnto send (on a mission); to dispatch

See also: Japanese symbol for “detail”.

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.

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