懂中文 Dong Chinese

選

xuǎn

choose

Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 巽 represents the sound.

Components
辶 meaning component

辶  Meaning component

chuò

  

walk

辶 is a component form of 辵.

巽 sound component

巽  Sound component

xùn

  

obedient

Evolution

選 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
選 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

选 (選) 

xuǎn

choose, select; elect; election; to choose; to pick; to select; to elect

Most common words with 選
Freq.
Word
Meaning

选择

to select

选

to choose

选手

athlete

选举

to elect

竞选

to run for office