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Chinese symbol for “handpicked”

精选
jīng xuǎn
Traditional: 精選
carefully chosen; handpicked; best of the bunch; choice (product)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for handpicked is 精选 (jīng xuǎn), defined as: carefully chosen; handpicked; best of the bunch; choice (product); concentration (mining); to concentrate.

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

精 jīng
essence, germ, spirit
radical 119 ⽶ · 14 strokes
选 xuǎn
to select, to elect, to choose; election
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 精选.

WordPinyinMeaning
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous
精力jīng lìenergy (physical or mental)
精确 (精確)jīng quèaccurate; precise
精英jīng yīngcream; elite
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

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.