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Translingual
Etymology
Simplified from 擇 (睪 → 尺)
Han character
択 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 手尸人 (QSO), composition ⿰扌尺)
- select, choose, pick out
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 422, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11902
- Dae Jaweon: page 770, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 3, page 1844, character 6
- Unihan data for U+629E
Japanese
Kanji
択
(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 擇)
- select, choose, pick out, option
Readings
Compounds
Counter
択 • (-taku)
- option, choice
- 緑か黄色か赤かの三択
- midori ka kiiro ka aka ka no santaku
- three options of green, yellow or red