Memory phrase for the character: 拣

拣

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Meaning

to choose, to pick up, to sort out

Pronunciation

jiǎn

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: variant from the east 东/東 (The sun 日 rises behind a tree 木 in the east.)

Mnemonic
 
(First come = free choice) The hand that comes first in the morning (=the sun still behind the trees) can choose.

Radicals

扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
東 eastIn this radical, the sun rises 日 behind a tree 木 in the east. The radical has been simplified to 东.




 Vocabulary

雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺 Léi Gōng dǎ dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de qī  the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person; to pick on an easy target
翻拣 fān jiǎn  to browse and select; to glance through and check
白拣 bái jiǎn  a cheap choice; to choose sth that costs nothing
白拣 bái jiǎn  

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