抉 jué to select
to select; to choose
How to remember 抉: 扌 hand + 夬 separate = to select. At the market, grandma picks up each peach with her hand and puts the bad ones in a separate bag, taking her time to select the best.
Component breakdown
抉 = 扌 hand + 夬 separate
- 扌 hand
- 夬 separate
At the market, grandma picks up each peach with her hand and puts the bad ones in a separate bag, taking her time to select the best.
How it is used
- Bound; to pick out / choose, mainly in 抉择 (juézé) - a (hard) choice: 艰难的抉择 (jiānnán de juézé) an agonizing decision.
- 抉择 is weightier and more formal than 选择 (xuǎnzé), implying a momentous choice between serious options.