披沙拣金 pīshājiǎnjīn to separate the wheat from the chaff Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 披 pī verb to open to open; to unroll; to spread out (a book, scroll, etc.)沙 shā noun sand sand; pebbles; grit拣 揀 jiǎn to choose to choose; to select; to pick out; to sort out金 jīn noun gold gold; the chemical element Au; specifically 金子 jīnzi or 黄金 huángjīn