= z + e2
to select / to choose / to pick over / to pick out / to differentiate / to eliminate / also pr. [zhai2]
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How to pronounce 择

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= z initial

Z is for Zorro.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ e2 final

In the elevator’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

择 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
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yòu = y + ou4
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
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shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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èr = Ø + Ø4
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
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Characters with 择 as component

tuò = tu + o4
sheath around joints of bamboo
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tuò = tu + o4
fallen leaves and bark
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Words with 择

to select / to pick / choice / option / alternative
to choose (literary)

Sentences with 择

择 currently does not appear in any sentence.

Want to remember 择 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

to select / to choose / to pick over / to pick out / to differentiate / to eliminate / also pr. [zhai2]

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