# 選

| 選 | U+9078, &#36984; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9078 |
| ← 遷 [U+9077] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 遹 → [U+9079] |

## Translingual
### Han character

選 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 卜口山金 (YRUC), four-corner 3730$_8$, composition ⿺辶巽)

#### Derived characters

* 𠐯, 𢸷, 𤂿, 𣟙, 𦇗, 𨯭, 𧂍, 𥶷

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1265, character 13
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39127
* Dae Jaweon: page 1761, character 4
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3886, character 1
* Unihan data for U+9078

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 選 :
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 撰 | *sɡroːnʔ, *sɡronʔ |
| 饌 | *sɡroːnʔ, *sɡrons |
| 譔 | *skʰon, *sɡronʔ, *sɡrons |
| 鐉 | *skʰon |
| 選 | *sqʰonʔ, *sqʰons |
| 繏 | *sqʰons |
| 潠 | *sqʰons, *sqʰuːns |
| 蟤 | *skron |
| 僎 | *sɡronʔ, *sɡrons, *skun |
| 襈 | *sɡrons, *ɡrons |
| 巽 | *sqʰuːns |
| 簨 | *sqʰunʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *sqʰonʔ, *sqʰons) and ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): semantic 辵 + phonetic 巽 (OC *sqʰuːns).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xuǎn (xuan$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˇ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щүан (xüan, II)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): syun$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhun$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): xyon$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sién
    (Hailu, HRS): sien$^ˊ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): xiên$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): xye$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): sṳ̌ing
* Eastern Min (BUC): sōng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): soeng$^3$ / syeng$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): soán
    (Teochew, Peng'im): suang$^2$ / suêng$^2$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$shi
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sienn$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xuǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: syuǎn
*** Wade–Giles: hsüan$^3$
*** Yale: sywǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuan
*** Palladius: сюань (sjuanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щүан (xüan, II)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕyæ̃⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: syun$^2$
*** Yale: syún
*** Cantonese Pinyin: syn$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /syːn³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lhun$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬun⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: xyon$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕyɵn²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sién
*** Hakka Romanization System: xien$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: xian$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /si̯en³¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: sien$^ˊ$
*** Sinological IPA: /sien²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: xiên$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /siɛn³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: xye$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕye⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sṳ̌ing
*** Sinological IPA : /syiŋ²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sōng
*** Sinological IPA : /souŋ³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: soeng$^3$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: sê̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬœŋ⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: syeng$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬyøŋ³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soán
*** Tâi-lô: suán
*** Phofsit Daibuun: soarn
*** IPA (Xiamen): /suan⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /suan⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /suan⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /suan⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /suan⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: suang$^2$ / suêng$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: suáng / suéng
*** Sinological IPA : /suaŋ⁵²/, /sueŋ⁵²/
* suang2 - Shantou;
* suêng2 - Chaozhou.
* Middle Chinese: sjwenX, sjwenH
Rime :
| Character | 選 | 選 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 仙 (78) | 仙 (78) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 思兖切 | 息眷切 |
| Baxter | sjwenX | sjwenH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /siuᴇn$^X$/ | /siuᴇn$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sʷiɛn$^X$/ | /sʷiɛn$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sjuæn$^X$/ | /sjuæn$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /swian$^X$/ | /swian$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /siuɛn$^X$/ | /siuɛn$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /sĭwɛn$^X$/ | /sĭwɛn$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /si̯wɛn$^X$/ | /si̯wɛn$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xuǎn | xuàn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | syun$^2$ | syun$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[s]o[n]ʔ/, /*[s]o[r]ʔ/, /*[s]o[n]ʔ-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*sqʰonʔ/, /*sqʰons/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 選 | 選 | 選 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | xuǎn | xuǎn | xuàn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ sjwen$^X$ › | ‹ sjwen$^X$ › | ‹ sjwen$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[s]o[n]ʔ/ | /*[s]o[r]ʔ/ | /*[s]o[n]ʔ-s/ |
| English | choose; count | count (v.) | even, orderly |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 選 | 選 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 14157 | 14158 |
| Phonetic component | 巽 | 巽 |
| Rime group | 元 | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 選 | |
| Old Chinese | /*sqʰonʔ/ | /*sqʰons/ |

### Definitions

選
* to choose; to pick; to select
       Tā xuǎn le yī kē hóng píngguǒ. [Pinyin]
       He picked a red apple.
* to elect
    選總統／选总统 ― xuǎn zǒngtǒng ― to elect a president
* to run for election
    選總統／选总统 ― xuǎn zǒngtǒng ― to run for president
* election
    大選／大选 ― dàxuǎn ― general election

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 選, 擇 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 挑選, 選擇, 揀選, 挑揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 挑, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 挑, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 挑, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 揀選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 挑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 挑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 選 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 挑 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 挑, 挑選, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 挑, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 剔, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 挑, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 挑, 剔 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 揀, 挑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 挑揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 擇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 挑, 選 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 挑, 揀, 挑揀, 選擇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 挑, 挑選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 選擇, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 揀, 挑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 挑, 選擇, 選, 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 挑 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 挑, 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 挑, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 選, 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 挑, 刁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 擇, 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 揀, 選, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 挑, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 刁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 挑選, 揀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 挑, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 挑, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 揀, 選, 挑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 擇, 選, 挑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 揀 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 揀 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 揀, 擇 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 揀 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 挑, 擇 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 擇 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 揀 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 擇 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Changting | 擇 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 擇 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 擇 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 擇 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 擇 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 選 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 揀 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 揀 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 揀, 擇 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 擇, 揀 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 挑 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 挑, 選擇, 選, 揀 |
| Jin | Datong | 挑 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 挑, 選 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 揀, 挑揀 |
| Jin | Linhe | 揀, 挑, 挑選 |
| Jin | Jining | 挑, 選擇 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 挑 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Handan | 挑, 挑揀 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Suide | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 剔, 擇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 揀, 選, 揀擇 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 選, 揀 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 擇, 揀 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 選 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 選 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 揀, 選 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 揀, 類 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 揀 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 選 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 揀, 選 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 挑, 揀 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Wu | Danyang | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 挑 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 挑, 選, 擇揀 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 揀 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 揀, 挑, 剔 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 擇 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 選, 挑, 揀 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 擇 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 擇, 揀, 挑 |

#### Compounds

* 中選 / 中选 (zhòngxuǎn)
* 互選 / 互选
* 人選 / 人选 (rénxuǎn)
* 候選 / 候选 (hòuxuǎn)
* 入選 / 入选 (rùxuǎn)
* 初選 / 初选 (chūxuǎn)
* 刷選 / 刷选
* 助選 / 助选 (zhùxuǎn)
* 參選 / 参选 (cānxuǎn)
* 取選 / 取选
* 單選 / 单选 (dānxuǎn)
* 圈選 / 圈选 (quānxuǎn)
* 大選 / 大选 (dàxuǎn)
* 妙選 / 妙选
* 徵選 / 征选 (zhēngxuǎn)
* 應選 / 应选
* 打選 / 打选
* 挑選 / 挑选 (tiāoxuǎn)
* 採選 / 采选
* 推選 / 推选 (tuīxuǎn)
* 揀選 / 拣选 (jiǎnxuǎn)
* 提選 / 提选 (tíxuǎn)
* 改選 / 改选 (gǎixuǎn)
* 文選 / 文选 (wénxuǎn)
* 普選 / 普选 (pǔxuǎn)
* 極選 / 极选
* 殊選 / 殊选
* 民選 / 民选 (mínxuǎn)
* 水選 / 水选
* 決選 / 决选
* 特選 / 特选
* 獲選 / 获选 (huòxuǎn)
* 甄選 / 甄选 (zhēnxuǎn)
* 當選 / 当选 (dāngxuǎn)
* 票選 / 票选 (piàoxuǎn)
* 穗選 / 穗选
* 競選 / 竞选 (jìngxuǎn)
* 篩選 / 筛选 (shāixuǎn)
* 粒選 / 粒选
* 精選 / 精选 (jīngxuǎn)
* 美選 / 美选
* 考選 / 考选
* 膺選 / 膺选
* 落選 / 落选 (luòxuǎn)
* 補選 / 补选 (bǔxuǎn)
* 複選 / 复选 (fùxuǎn)
* 評選 / 评选 (píngxuǎn)
* 詩選 / 诗选
* 謁選 / 谒选
* 賄選 / 贿选 (huìxuǎn)
* 赴選 / 赴选
* 輔選 / 辅选
* 退選 / 退选 (tuìxuǎn)
* 選事 / 选事
* 選人 / 选人
* 選任 / 选任 (xuǎnrèn)
* 選侍 / 选侍
* 選修 / 选修 (xuǎnxiū)
* 選刊 / 选刊
* 選務 / 选务 (xuǎnwù)
* 選區 / 选区 (xuǎnqū)
* 選取 / 选取 (xuǎnqǔ)
* 選場 / 选场
* 選填 / 选填
* 選士 / 选士
* 選定 / 选定 (xuǎndìng)
* 選官 / 选官
* 選家 / 选家
* 選情 / 选情 (xuǎnqíng)
* 選懦 / 选懦
* 選戰 / 选战 (xuǎnzhàn)
* 選手 / 选手 (xuǎnshǒu)
* 選拔 / 选拔 (xuǎnbá)
* 選播 / 选播
* 選擇 / 选择 (xuǎnzé)
* 選本 / 选本 (xuǎnběn)
* 選材 / 选材 (xuǎncái)
* 選民 / 选民 (xuǎnmín)
* 選派 / 选派 (xuǎnpài)
* 選用 / 选用 (xuǎnyòng)
* 選礦 / 选矿
* 選票 / 选票 (xuǎnpiào)
* 選種 / 选种
* 選粹 / 选粹
* 選美 / 选美 (xuǎnměi)
* 選聘 / 选聘 (xuǎnpìn)
* 選育 / 选育 (xuǎnyù)
* 選舉 / 选举 (xuǎnjǔ)
* 選課 / 选课 (xuǎnkè)
* 選調 / 选调 (xuǎndiào)
* 選讀 / 选读 (xuǎndú)
* 選賢與能 / 选贤与能
* 選購 / 选购 (xuǎngòu)
* 選送 / 选送
* 遴選 / 遴选 (línxuǎn)
* 選配 / 选配
* 選錄 / 选录 (xuǎnlù)
* 選閱 / 选阅
* 選集 / 选集 (xuǎnjí)
* 選項 / 选项 (xuǎnxiàng)
* 選風 / 选风
* 選體 / 选体
* 銓選 / 铨选
* 預選 / 预选
* 墨選 / 墨选
* 點選 / 点选

### References

* 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “选”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 270.

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 選 |
| Kyūjitai | 選󠄁 選+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 選󠄄 選+&#xE0104; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

From Middle Chinese 選 (MC sjwenX); compare Mandarin 選 / 选 (xuǎn):
* Go-on: せん (sen, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: せん (sen, Jōyō)
From Middle Chinese 選 (MC sjwenH); compare Mandarin 選 / 选 (xuàn):
* Go-on: せん (sen, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: せん (sen, Jōyō)
Unknown:
* On (unclassified): さん (san)、さつ (satsu)、せち (sechi)
From native Japanese roots:
* Kun: えらぶ (erabu, 選ぶ, Jōyō)、える (eru, 選る)、よる (yoru, 選る)、そろう (sorou, 選う)
* Nanori: かず (kazu)、のぶ (nobu)、よし (yoshi)、より (yori)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) せん [séꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [sẽ̞ɴ]

### Noun

* Kanji in this term
* 選
* せん Grade: 4
* on'yomi
選(せん) • (sen)
* selection
* choice
* choosing
* replacement for the less-common character 籤 in Sino-Japanese compounds such as 抽籤 ("drawing lots")

### References

* ↑ “選”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025
* 1 2 Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 2130 (paper), page 1117 (digital)

## Korean
### Hanja

選 (eumhun 가릴 선 (garil seon))
* hanja form of 선 (“selection”)
* hanja form of 선 (“choice”)
* hanja form of 선 (“elect”)
* hanja form of 선 (“distinguish”)

#### Compounds

* 선택 (選擇, seontaek, “choice”)
* 선거 (選擧, seon'geo, “election”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

選: Hán Nôm readings: tuyển
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