拣

• Pinyin: jiǎn
• Desglose de hanzi: 拣 = 扌 (hand) + 柬 (to select, phonetic) — selecting by hand

Significado

Escoger; seleccionar; rebuscar (entre cosas); recoger (del suelo)

Used when selecting or picking items from a group, such as choosing vegetables at a market or sorting through recycling. Can also mean to pick up something from the ground. Often interchangeable with 挑 in the sense of selecting, though 拣 emphasizes the physical action of picking through items.

Ejemplos

1. 她在菜市场仔细拣了半天，才选出这几颗新鲜的西红柿。
2. 垃圾分类员每天要拣出数百公斤的可回收物。
3. 别光拣好听的说，有什么问题直接提出来。

Guía de uso

Contexto: everyday, shopping, work

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 帮我拣几个熟透的芒果。(Help me pick out a few ripe mangoes.)
• 她在海滩上拣贝壳玩。(She's picking up shells on the beach for fun.)

Incorrecto

• 用'拣'来描述抽象的选择 (Don't use 拣 for abstract choices like choosing a career path — use 选择; 拣 implies physical selection from tangible items)

Origen e historia

Composed of 扌 (hand radical) + 柬 (to select; phonetic component). The hand radical indicates the action of physically picking or selecting.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal