(jué) - To pick out & to select

Tone 2

jué | 9 strokes | radical: 扌

· jué

To pick out;

to select;

to weed out;

to remove.

To pick outto selectto weed out

Usage highlights

To select and pickTo weed outTo pick outTo choose and removeTo eliminate through selection

Synonyms

  • to choose; to select
  • to select; to choose
  • to pick; to select

Antonyms

  • to mix; to confuse
  • mixed; miscellaneous

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He carefully selected the best items (挗选).
  • The gardener weeded out the unwanted plants (挗除杂草).
  • She picked out the relevant documents from the pile (挗出文件).

Collocations

  • To select and pick(挗选)
  • To weed out(挗除)
  • To pick out(挗出)
  • To choose and remove(挗择)
  • To eliminate through selection(挗汰)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character is extremely rare in modern usage and is considered archaic.
  • It appears primarily in classical texts and specialized dictionaries.

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