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拣

jiǎn

HSK 6 Character Traditional 揀

What 拣 means

1. to choose
2. to pick
3. to sort out
4. to pick up

Example sentences

• 不要对人家送的礼物挑三拣四，嫌东嫌西的。
  Bù yào duì rénjia sòng de lǐwù tiāosānjiǎnsì, xián dōng xián xī de.
  Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Words starting with 拣

• 拣起jiǎn qǐto pick up
• 拣择jiǎn zé(literary) to select; to choose
• 拣选jiǎn xuǎnto select; to sort out
• 拣信室jiǎn xìn shìmail sorting office
• 拣佛烧香jiǎn fó shāo xiāngto choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right…
• 拣饮择食jiǎn yǐn zé shíto choose one's food carefully; to be picky

Words containing 拣

• 分拣fēn jiǎnto sort (mail)
• 挑拣tiāo jiǎnto pick and choose; to select
• 白拣bái jiǎna cheap choice; to choose sth that costs nothing
• 翻拣fān jiǎnto browse and select; to glance through and check
• 披沙拣金pī shā jiǎn jīn(lit.) to sort the gold from the sand (idiom); (fig.) to separate the wheat from the chaff
• 挑肥拣瘦tiāo féi jiǎn shòu(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy
• 暴力分拣bào lì fēn jiǎnrough handling of parcels during mail sorting
• 挑三拣四tiāo sān jiǎn sìto be picky; to be choosy
• 雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺Léi Gōng dǎ dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de qīthe God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person…

Characters that look like 拣

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 拖tuōto drag; to tow; to trail
• 抢qiǎngto fight over; to rush; to scramble
• 挡dǎngto resist; to obstruct; to hinder
• 栋dòngclassifier for houses or buildings; ridgepole (old)
• 拢lǒngto gather together; to collect; to approach; to draw near to; to add; to sum up
• 拮jiéantagonistic; laboring hard; pressed

Sounds the same

Read jiǎn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 检to check; to examine; to inspect
• 简simple; uncomplicated; letter
• 减to lower; to decrease; to reduce
• 剪(bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out…
• 捡to pick up; to collect; to gather
• 柬card; note; letter
• 俭(bound form) frugal; thrifty
• 蹇lame; cripple; unfortunate
• 茧(bound form) cocoon; (bound form) callus (variant of 趼
• 碱(chemistry) base; alkali; soda
• 睑eyelid
• 謇to speak out boldly