择 Stroke Order — How to Write 择

Stroke Order

择 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

择 Radical and Character Components

Partial breakdown of 择:扌

Radical: 扌 + 5 more strokes

择 Pronunciation and Pinyin

zé
zhái

Meanings of 择 in Chinese

zé择

To pick, to choose, to select.

公司将择优录取应聘者。

The company will select applicants based on merit.

zhái择

To pick, sort, or separate, especially ingredients for food (like vegetables); colloquially, it can also mean to be unable to separate or break free from something.

妈妈正在厨房里择菜

Mom is picking vegetables in the kitchen.

Common Words and Phrases with 择

zhái择bù不kāi开

Unable to separate or take apart; unable to get away from or disentangle oneself.

我最近工作实在太忙了，根本择不开身去参加你们的活动。

I've been incredibly busy with work lately, I simply cannot get away to attend your event.

zhái择cài菜

to pick over vegetables; to clean and prepare vegetables by removing inedible parts

奶奶坐在小凳子上，仔细地择菜，准备晚上的大餐。

Grandma sat on a small stool, carefully picking vegetables, preparing for the evening's big meal.

zé择jí吉

pick an auspicious day

我们决定在下个月初择吉日举办婚礼。

We decided to choose an auspicious day at the beginning of next month to hold the wedding.

zé择jiāo交

choose friends carefully; make friends selectively

他向来注重择交，所以身边都是良师益友。

He has always been particular about choosing friends, so his companions are all good teachers and helpful friends.

zé择shàn善ér而cóng从

choose what is good and follow it

在学习和工作中，我们应该保持开放的心态，择善而从，不断提高自己。

In study and work, we should maintain an open mind, choose what is good and follow it, constantly improving ourselves.

zhái择xí席

difficulty sleeping in an unfamiliar place or bed

她从小就有点择席，所以每次出门旅游都得自带枕头被子才睡得着。

She has been a light sleeper when it comes to beds since childhood, so every time she travels, she has to bring her own pillow and blanket to be able to sleep.

zé择xuǎn选

to select; to choose