to choose / to pick / to sort out / to pick up

= + + : Someone opened a popup store in the anthill (an3), and it looks like a Pudong Oriental Pearl Tower (东). Joan of Arc (ji) enters the shop to buy a new flute (一), and she chooses (拣) the right flute for her with a toy claw (扌).

揀 character breakdown

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.
abbr. for 柬埔寨[Jian3 pu3 zhai4], Cambodia

= + + : Joan of Arc (ji) received an invitation letter (柬) to visit the anthill, and when she arrives she finds a Christmas tree (木) inside (an3). Under the Christmas tree there is a wooden box (囗) with her name on it. She doesn't know that upon opening the box, the mean crocodile (丷) will jump out and devour her.
card / note / letter / old variant of 揀|拣[jian3]

= + + : Joan of Arc (ji) received an invitation letter (柬) to visit the anthill, and when she arrives she finds a Christmas tree (木) inside (an3). Under the Christmas tree there is a wooden box (囗) with her name on it. She doesn't know that upon opening the box, the mean crocodile (丷) will jump out and devour her.

Characters with 揀 as component

揀 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 揀

to pick and choose / to select
to sort (mail)
(literary) to select / to choose
to select / to sort out
to choose one's food carefully / to be picky
rough handling of parcels during mail sorting
a cheap choice / to choose sth that costs nothing
to browse and select / to glance through and check
the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person / to pick on an easy target
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person

Sentences with 揀

揀 currently does not appear in any sentence.