抉 (jué): to pick out
抉 (jué) is a Chinese character meaning “to pick out.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (structural) and 夬 (structural). It ranks #3045 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 抉 to choose 夬 by hand 扌; 夬 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 把 (bǎ, to hold, measure word).
Definitions
- to pick out
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo choose 夬 by hand 扌; 夬 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰扌夬 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
抉 appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 抉 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
写好抉字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo jué zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhèng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character "抉" correctly, you need to master the correct stroke order.
中国人习惯围桌共食，不分彼此，诸多重要的人情往来、人生抉择，往往就在饭桌上发生。
zhōng guó rén xí guàn wéi zhuō gòng shí , bù fēn bǐ cǐ , zhū duō chóng yāo de rén qíng wǎng lái , rén shēng jué zé , wǎng wǎng jiù zài fàn zhuō shàng fā shēng .
The Chinese are accustomed to gathering around a table to eat together, with no distinction between host and guest; many important social interactions and life decisions often take place at the dinner table.
在为了拯救家人的奋斗之中，所做出的各种抉择与揭露的秘密，将塑造成属于你的故事。
zài wéi le zhěng jiù jiā rén de fèn dǒu zhī zhōng , suǒ zuò chū de gè zhǒng jué zé yǔ jiē lù de mì mì , jiāng sù zào chéng shǔ yú nǐ de gù shì .
The choices you make and the secrets you uncover in your struggle to save your family will shape your own story.
一座城的营建：从军营到王城 衣锦城的诞生，本身就是乱世求生的务实抉择。
yī zuò chéng de yíng jiàn : cóng jūn yíng dào wáng chéng yī jǐn chéng de dàn shēng , běn shēn jiù shì luàn shì qiú shēng de wù shí jué zé .
The Construction of a City: From Military Camp to Royal Capital—The founding of Yijincheng was, in itself, a pragmatic choice for survival in turbulent times.
...供应商百家争鸣 盘点台积电领衔的晶圆代工抉择
. . . gōng yīng shāng bǎi jiā zhēng míng pán diǎn tái jī diàn lǐng xián de jīng yuán dài gōng jué zé
...A Fierce Competition Among Suppliers: A Look at the Wafer Foundry Landscape Led by TSMC
Character Family
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