柬 (jiǎn) - To select, choose & a card, note, or letter
柬 · jiǎn
To select, choose;
a card, note, or letter;
used in classical Chinese for 'select' or 'choose'.
To select, choosea card, note, or letterused in classical Chinese for 'select' or 'choose'.
Usage highlights
invitation cardsimple noteto select and appointto select and employMalaysiaCambodia
Usage & contexts
Examples
- Please send an invitation card (请柬).
- The embassy issued a visa (签证).
- He wrote a simple note (柬帖).
- We need to select the appropriate candidate (柬选).
Collocations
- invitation card(请柬)
- simple note(柬帖)
- to select and appoint(柬任)
- to select and employ(柬用)
- Malaysia(马来西亚)
- Cambodia(柬埔寨)
Idioms
- None applicable for this character in common idioms
Cultural background
FAQ- Originally meant 'to select' or 'choose' in classical Chinese, similar to 拣.
- Now primarily used in specific compounds like 请柬 (invitation) and 柬埔寨 (Cambodia).
- In historical contexts, sometimes used interchangeably with 简 for 'simple' or 'bamboo slip'.