择 Origin — Chinese Character Wiki

zézhái HSK4

select

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 𠬤 represents the sound. Simplified from 擇.

Components

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

𠬤 Sound component

yì, zé, dù spy on

Change in sound

择 and 𠬤 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

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

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

睪 Sound component

yì spy on

Change in sound

擇 and 睪 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
擇 rlaːɡ
睪 *laːɡ

Regular Modern

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese
Zhengzhang		rlaːɡ
Unicode	djhæk

《說文》：“擇，柬選也。从手，睪聲。”