擇 (zé)
to select; to choose
How 擇 is written
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Traditional
- 擇
- Simplified
- 择
Common words using 擇
- 選擇 xuǎnzé
- to select; to pick; choice
- 抉擇 juézé
- to choose (literary)
- 不擇手段 bùzéshǒuduàn
- by fair means or foul; by hook or by crook; unscrupulously
- 擇偶 zéǒu
- to choose a spouse
- 擇善固執 zéshàngùzhí
- to choose what is good and hold fast to it (idiom)
- 擇善而從 zéshànércóng
- to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
- 擇日 zérì
- to fix a date (for an event); to select an auspicious date
- 擇菜 zháicài
- to pick the edible part of vegetables
- 物競天擇 wùjìngtiānzé
- natural selection
- 選擇性 xuǎnzéxìng
- selectiveness; selectivity
- 選擇題 xuǎnzétí
- multiple-choice question
- 飢不擇食 jībùzéshí
- when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers; When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.
擇 in a sentence
每個人都有選擇的自由。
Měi ge rén dōu yǒu xuǎnzé de zìyóu.
“Everyone has the freedom to choose.”
How common is 擇?
擇 is the 959th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 88.5% of all running text.
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