Read Edit View history Discussion 择 zézhái HSK4 select Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 𠬤 represents the sound. Simplified from 擇. Pinyin Separate values with commas zé × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 擇 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 扌 is a component form of 手. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 择 Simp strokes 择 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 择 Simp strokes 择 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 择 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 124, 534 ], [ 185, 533 ], [ 344, 578 ], [ 402, 583 ] ], [ [ 278, 782 ], [ 294, 774 ], [ 325, 742 ], [ 311, 476 ], [ 308, 108 ], [ 287, 59 ], [ 154, 111 ] ], [ [ 66, 243 ], [ 112, 240 ], [ 224, 330 ], [ 381, 444 ] ], [ [ 476, 709 ], [ 538, 703 ], [ 626, 718 ], [ 683, 736 ], [ 726, 731 ], [ 739, 716 ], [ 684, 610 ], [ 608, 509 ], [ 540, 451 ], [ 488, 418 ], [ 453, 400 ], [ 385, 382 ] ], [ [ 476, 644 ], [ 514, 633 ], [ 693, 484 ], [ 777, 436 ], [ 823, 422 ], [ 972, 420 ] ], [ [ 477, 305 ], [ 531, 301 ], [ 604, 311 ], [ 701, 335 ], [ 748, 336 ] ], [ [ 406, 164 ], [ 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