Cangjie code for 揀

揀
手木田火
QDWF

Quick (Sucheng) code

手火(QF)

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Pronunciation & meaning

Pronunciation
Mandarinㄐㄧㄢˇ jiǎn
Cantonesegaan2
Taiwanesekíng
Meaning
choose; select; pick up; gather
Kangxi Radical
手 · 12 strokes

Common words

  • 揀選jiǎn xuǎnto select; to sort out
  • 分揀fēn jiǎnto sort (mail)
  • 挑揀tiāo jiǎnto pick and choose; to select
  • 挑三揀四tiāo sān jiǎn sìto be picky; to be choosy
  • 挑肥揀瘦tiāo féi jiǎn shòu(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy
  • 揀擇jiǎn zé(literary) to select; to choose
  • 揀起jiǎn qǐto pick up
  • 披沙揀金pī shā jiǎn jīn(lit.) to sort the gold from the sand (idiom); (fig.) to separate the wheat from the chaff

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