懂中文 Dong Chinese

擇

zé

select

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 睪 represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

睪 sound component

睪  Sound component

yì

  

spy on

Evolution

擇 Bronze script Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
擇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
擇 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
擇 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

择 (擇) 

zé

select, choose, pick out; to select; to choose; to pick over; to pick out; to differentiate; to eliminate; also pr. [zhái]

Most common words with 擇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

选择

to select

别无选择

to have no other choice

抉择

to choose (literary)

择

to select

不择手段

by fair means or foul