How common is 撨 in modern usage?

This character is relatively rare in contemporary usage and appears mainly in literary or specialized contexts involving selection and refinement processes.

What is the proper context for using 撨 in names?

Suitable for names emphasizing discernment, quality selection, or intellectual refinement, particularly in scholarly or professional contexts.

What are good pairings for 撨 in names?

Pairs well with characters that reinforce the themes of wisdom, excellence, and purity.

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fǔ ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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撨 · fǔ

To select;

to pick out;

to eliminate;

to remove;

to weed out.

To selectto pick outto eliminate

Usage highlights

To select and chooseTo remove and eliminateTo pick out errorsTo sort through documentsTo weed out the badTo screen and filter

Synonyms

选— to choose; to select
挑— to pick; to select
拣— to choose; to pick out
择— to select; to choose

Antonyms

混— to mix; to confuse
杂— to mix; miscellaneous
乱— to disorder; to confuse

Usage & contexts

Examples

He carefully selected the best candidates (撨选).
We need to remove the impurities (撨除杂质).
The editor is picking out errors (撨出错别字).
She is sorting through the documents (撨阅文件).

Collocations

To select and choose(撨选)
To remove and eliminate(撨除)
To pick out errors(撨错)
To sort through documents(撨阅)
To weed out the bad(撨劣)
To screen and filter(撨筛)

Idioms

To select the elite and remove the dross(撨英去芜)
To carefully pick and choose(精撨细选)
To eliminate the false and retain the true(撨伪存真)

Cultural background

FAQ

This character is primarily used in literary and formal contexts, particularly in editing, selection, and purification processes.
It carries connotations of discernment, refinement, and quality control in various fields including literature, personnel selection, and material processing.
The character reflects traditional values of careful selection and elimination of impurities to achieve excellence.

撨 (fǔ) - To select & to pick out