Chinese symbol for “option”
选项
xuǎn xiàng
Traditional: 選項
option; alternative; choice; to choose a project
The closest CC-CEDICT match for option is 选项 (xuǎn xiàng), defined as: option; alternative; choice; to choose a project.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “option”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 期权 (期權) | qī quán | (finance) option |
| 选择 (選擇) | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 选项.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 选择 (選擇) | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative |
| 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 |
| 项目 (項目) | xiàng mù | item; project; (sports) event |
| 事项 (事項) | shì xiàng | matter; item |
See also: Japanese symbol for “option”.
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.