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Character Decomposition
拣=扌+柬
Etymology
hand
Meanings
to choose
to pick
to sort out
to pick up
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Words with 拣 33 total
to sort (mail)分拣fēn jiǎn(literary) to select · to choose拣择jiǎn zéto pick and choose · to select挑拣tiāo jiǎnto pick up拣起jiǎn qǐto select · to sort out拣选jiǎn xuǎna cheap choice · to choose sth that costs nothing白拣bái jiǎnto browse and select · to glance through and check翻拣fān jiǎnmail sorting office拣信室jiǎn xìn shìto choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person拣佛烧香jiǎn fó shāo xiāng(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy挑肥拣瘦tiāo féi jiǎn shòuto be picky · to be choosy挑三拣四tiāo sān jiǎn sì(lit.) to sort the gold from the sand (idiom) · (fig.) to separate the wheat from the chaff披沙拣金pī shā jiǎn jīnto choose one's food carefully · to be picky拣饮择食jiǎn yǐn zé shírough handling of parcels during mail sorting暴力分拣bào lì fēn jiǎnthe God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person · to pick on an easy target雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺Léi Gōng dǎ dòu fu , jiǎn ruǎn de qī
Idioms with 拣 9 total Chain
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person拣佛烧香jiǎn fó shāo xiāng(lit.) to sort the gold from the sand (idiom) · (fig.) to separate the wheat from the chaff披沙拣金pī shā jiǎn jīn(idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy挑肥拣瘦tiāo féi jiǎn shòuto be picky · to be choosy挑三拣四tiāo sān jiǎn sì
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