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拣

Character

拣 jiǎn

HSK 7–9Character

to choose from many things; to pick out the one you want

Radical
扌
Strokes
8
Structure
Left–right
Parts
扌 柬
Traditional
揀
Frequency
#3931 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

jiǎn

jian3
  1. to choose from many things; to pick out the one you want
  2. to pick something up from the ground

Examples

  • 你拣一个苹果吧。

    nǐ jiǎn yí gè píng guǒ ba

    Pick an apple, please.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我拣了这本书。

    wǒ jiǎn le zhè běn shū

    I picked out this book.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我在地上拣到一支笔。

    wǒ zài dì shang jiǎn dào yī zhī bǐ

    I picked up a pen from the ground.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 8 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 拣

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Words with 拣

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拣择jiǎn zé(literary) to selectWord拣起jiǎn qǐto pick upWord拣选jiǎn xuǎnto selectWord拣信室jiǎn xìn shìmail sorting officeWord拣佛烧香jiǎn fó shāo xiāngto choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right personWord拣饮择食jiǎn yǐn zé shíto choose one's food carefullyWord分拣fēn jiǎnto sort (mail)Word挑拣tiāo jiǎnto pick and chooseWord白拣bái jiǎna cheap choiceWord翻拣fān jiǎnto browse and selectWord披沙拣金pī shā jiǎn jīn(lit.) to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)Word挑三拣四tiāo sān jiǎn sìto be pickyWord

Same radical 扌

All characters with 扌 →
把bǎ打dǎ拉lā接jiē提tí报bào指zhǐ持chí舉jǔ才cái找zhǎo据jù