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HSK 2
选

HSK 2verb

选

Traditional: 選

xuǎn

选 (xuǎn) means “to choose; to pick; to select; to elect”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character (traditional 選) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

你选哪一个？

Nǐ xuǎn nǎ yī gè?

Which one do you choose?

Words containing 选

选择xuǎn zéto select; to pick; choice; option; alternative 当选dāng xuǎnto be elected; to be selected 候选hòu xuǎncandidate (attributive)竞选jìng xuǎnto take part in an election; to run for office 筛选shāi xuǎnto filter 选拔xuǎn báto select the best 选举xuǎn jǔto elect; election 选手xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant 挑选tiāo xuǎnto choose; to select 评选píng xuǎnto select on the basis of a vote or consensus 选修xuǎn xiū(at a school) to take as an elective; an elective; elective (subject)

More HSK 2 vocabulary

白báisurname Bai 百bǎisurname Bai 帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist 报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint 比bǐBelgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时别biésurname Bie 宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel 长chánglength; long; forever; always; constantly 唱歌chàng gēto sing a song 出chūto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc 穿chuānto wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread 次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time

Frequently asked questions

What does 选 mean?: 选 (xuǎn) means “to choose; to pick; to select; to elect”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 选 pronounced?: 选 is pronounced “xuǎn” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 选?: 选 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 选?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 选 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18