選 = 辶 + 巽

選 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “choose”. It is built from 辶 (walk) and 巽 (south-east).

Keyword: choose
Pinyin (Mandarin): xuǎn
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: choose, select, выбрать, select
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 選 elect

Decomposition

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辶 walk
巽 south-east

How to find 選 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “walk” + “south-east”. 選 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 選 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.