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Chinese symbol for “select”

选择
xuǎn zé
Traditional: 選擇
to select; to pick; choice; option; alternative

The closest CC-CEDICT match for select 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

选 xuǎn
to select, to elect, to choose; election
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
择 zé
to select, to choose
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “select”

WordPinyinMeaning
刷shuàto select
选中 (選中)xuǎn zhòngto select; to choose; to decide on
选定 (選定)xuǎn dìngto select; to choose
择 (擇)zéto select; to choose
选派 (選派)xuǎn pàito select; to detail

Related words

Other words that share a character with 选择.

WordPinyinMeaning
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
抉择 (抉擇)jué zéto choose (literary)
选择性 (選擇性)xuǎn zé xìngselective; selectiveness
别无选择 (別無選擇)bié wú xuǎn zéto have no other choice

See also: Japanese symbol for “select”.

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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