揀
See also: 拣
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Translingual
Han character
揀 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 手木田火 (QDWF), four-corner 55096, composition ⿰扌柬)
References
- KangXi: page 440, character 22
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12315
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1913, character 8
- Unihan data for U+63C0
Chinese
| trad. | 揀 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 拣* | |
| alternative forms | 柬 | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (柬) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 蘭 | *ɡ·raːn |
| 攔 | *ɡ·raːn |
| 欄 | *ɡ·raːn |
| 瀾 | *ɡ·raːn, *ɡ·raːns |
| 讕 | *ɡ·raːn, *ɡ·raːnʔ, *ɡ·raːns |
| 闌 | *ɡ·raːn |
| 韊 | *ɡ·raːn |
| 幱 | *ɡ·raːn |
| 籣 | *ɡ·raːn |
| 躝 | *ɡ·raːn |
| 爛 | *ɡ·raːns |
| 爤 | *ɡ·raːns |
| 鑭 | *ɡ·raːns |
| 糷 | *ɡ·raːns |
| 斕 | *ɡ·reːn |
| 揀 | *kreːnʔ, *ɡ·reːns |
| 柬 | *kreːnʔ |
| 暕 | *kreːnʔ |
| 諫 | *kraːns |
| 練 | *ɡ·reːns |
| 鍊 | *ɡ·reːns |
| 煉 | *ɡ·reːns |
| 楝 | *ɡ·reːns |
| 萰 | *ɡ·reːns |
| 堜 | *ɡ·reːns |
| 湅 | *ɡ·reːns |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kreːnʔ, *ɡ·reːns) : semantic 扌 (“hands”) + phonetic 柬 (OC *kreːnʔ, “to choose”). Originally written 柬.
Etymology
Compare Thai กลั่น (glàn, “to distill; to extract”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
Definitions
揀
- to choose; to pick
- † to get; to obtain
- Alternative form of 撿／捡 (jiǎn, “to pick up”).
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 選 (“to choose”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 選, 擇 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 挑選, 選擇, 揀選, 挑揀 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 挑, 揀 |
| Taiwan | 挑, 選 | |
| Tianjin | 挑, 揀 | |
| Chengde | 挑, 揀 | |
| Tangshan | 挑, 揀 | |
| Cangzhou | 挑, 揀 | |
| Baoding | 挑, 揀, 選 | |
| Shijiazhuang | 挑 | |
| Chifeng | 挑, 選擇, 揀 | |
| Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 揀選 | |
| Heihe | 挑, 選, 揀 | |
| Qiqihar | 挑, 選, 揀 | |
| Harbin | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 | |
| Jiamusi | 挑, 選 | |
| Baicheng | 挑, 選 | |
| Changchun | 挑 | |
| Tonghua | 挑 | |
| Shenyang | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 | |
| Dandong | 挑, 挑選, 揀 | |
| Jinzhou | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 | |
| Dalian | 挑 | |
| Yantai | 挑 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 挑 | |
| Qingdao | 挑, 揀 | |
| Lijin | 挑, 揀 | |
| Zhucheng | 剔, 揀 | |
| Jinan | 挑, 揀 | |
| Jining | 挑, 剔 | |
| Luoyang | 揀, 挑, 選 | |
| Wanrong | 揀, 挑 | |
| Shangqiu | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 | |
| Yuanyang | 挑, 選, 揀 | |
| Zhengzhou | 挑, 揀 | |
| Lingbao | 挑, 揀 | |
| Xinyang | 擇 | |
| Baihe | 挑, 選 | |
| Hanzhong | 挑, 選, 揀 | |
| Xi'an | 挑, 揀, 挑揀, 選擇 | |
| Baoji | 挑, 挑選, 揀 | |
| Yinchuan | 挑, 選擇, 選, 揀 | |
| Tianshui | 選擇, 揀 | |
| Lanzhou | 挑, 揀 | |
| Dunhuang | 揀 | |
| Xining | 揀, 挑 | |
| Hami | 挑 | |
| Ürümqi | 挑, 揀, 選 | |
| Wuhan | 擇, 挑, 選, 選擇 | |
| Yichang | 挑, 選, 揀 | |
| Xiangyang | 挑, 選, 選擇 | |
| Tianmen | 挑, 選, 選擇 | |
| Hong'an | 擇, 選, 挑 | |
| Chengdu | 挑, 選 | |
| Nanchong | 挑, 選, 選擇 | |
| Dazhou | 挑選 | |
| Hanyuan | 挑 | |
| Xichang | 挑, 挑選 | |
| Zigong | 選, 找 | |
| Chongqing | 挑, 刁 | |
| Guiyang | 揀, 選, 挑選 | |
| Zunyi | 選 | |
| Bijie | 挑 | |
| Liping | 挑, 挑選 | |
| Zhaotong | 刁 | |
| Dali | 挑選 | |
| Kunming | 挑選, 揀 | |
| Mengzi | 挑 | |
| Guilin | 選 | |
| Guilin (Lingui) | 選 | |
| Liuzhou | 挑, 選, 選擇 | |
| Changde | 選 | |
| Anqing | 挑, 選, 揀 | |
| Xuzhou | 挑, 選, 揀 | |
| Fuyang | 挑, 選, 選擇 | |
| Wuhu | 揀, 挑, 選 | |
| Yangzhou | 揀, 挑, 選 | |
| Lianyungang | 挑, 選, 揀 | |
| Lianshui | 揀 | |
| Nanjing | 挑, 揀 | |
| Hefei | 揀, 選, 挑 | |
| Nantong | 挑, 揀 | |
| Singapore | 選 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Hong Kong | 揀 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 揀 | |
| Macau | 揀 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 揀 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 揀 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 揀 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 揀 | |
| Foshan | 揀 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 揀 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 揀 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 揀 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 揀 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 揀 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 揀 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 揀 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 揀 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 揀 | |
| Taishan | 揀 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 揀 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 揀 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 揀 | |
| Dongguan | 揀 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 揀 | |
| Yangjiang | 揀 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 揀 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 揀 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 揀 |
| Lichuan | 揀, 擇 | |
| Pingxiang | 揀 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 挑, 擇 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 揀 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 揀, 擇 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 揀 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 揀 | |
| Wengyuan | 擇 | |
| Liannan | 揀 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 揀 | |
| Jiexi | 擇 | |
| Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 擇 | |
| Changting | 擇 | |
| Wuping (Yanqian) | 擇 | |
| Ninghua | 擇 | |
| Yudu | 擇 | |
| Ningdu | 揀, 擇 | |
| Tonggu (Sandu) | 揀, 擇 | |
| Ganzhou (Panlong) | 擇 | |
| Dayu | 擇 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 揀, 擇 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 揀, 擇 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 揀, 擇 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 揀, 擇 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 揀, 擇 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 擇 | |
| Hong Kong | 擇 | |
| Yangxi (Tangkou) | 揀 | |
| Yangchun (Sanjia) | 揀 | |
| Xinyi (Sihe) | 揀 | |
| Xinyi (Qianpai) | 揀 | |
| Gaozhou (Xindong) | 揀 | |
| Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 揀 | |
| Huazhou (Xin'an) | 揀 | |
| Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 擇 | |
| Lianjiang (Qingping) | 揀 | |
| Mengshan (Xihe) | 選 | |
| Luchuan | 揀 | |
| Sabah (Bao'an) | 揀 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 揀 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 揀, 擇 |
| Shexian | 擇, 揀 | |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 挑 |
| Yangyuan | 挑, 選擇, 選, 揀 | |
| Datong | 挑 | |
| Xinzhou | 挑, 選 | |
| Lishi | 挑, 揀 | |
| Linfen | 挑揀 | |
| Changzhi | 揀, 挑揀 | |
| Linhe | 揀, 挑, 挑選 | |
| Jining | 挑, 選擇 | |
| Hohhot | 挑, 揀 | |
| Erenhot | 挑 | |
| Pingshan | 挑, 揀 | |
| Zhangjiakou | 挑, 揀 | |
| Handan | 挑, 挑揀 | |
| Linzhou | 挑, 揀 | |
| Suide | 挑, 選, 揀 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 剔, 擇 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 揀, 選 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 揀 | |
| Quanzhou | 揀, 選 | |
| Zhangzhou | 揀, 選, 揀擇 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 選, 揀 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 揀, 選 | |
| Chaozhou | 擇, 揀 | |
| Jieyang | 揀 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 揀 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 選 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 揀, 選 | |
| Batam (Teochew) | 選 | |
| Leizhou | 揀, 挑 | |
| Wenchang | 揀, 選 | |
| Haikou | 揀 | |
| Qionghai | 揀, 選 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 選 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 揀, 選 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 挑, 揀 | |
| Suzhou | 揀, 挑 | |
| Danyang | 挑, 揀, 選 | |
| Hangzhou | 挑 | |
| Ningbo | 揀 | |
| Wenzhou | 揀, 挑, 剔 | |
| Jinhua | 擇 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 選, 挑, 揀 |
| Loudi | 擇 | |
| Shuangfeng | 擇, 揀, 挑 | |
Compounds
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References
- “Entry #8376”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
Kanji
揀
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
- Go-on: けん (ken)
- Kan-on: かん (kan)
- Kun: えらぶ (erabu, 揀ぶ)
Korean
Hanja
揀 • (gan, yeon) (hangeul 간, 연, revised gan, yeon, McCune–Reischauer kan, yŏn, Yale kan, yen)
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Vietnamese
Han character
揀: Hán Nôm readings: gióng, giáng, giản, kiêm
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