选择 (xuǎnzé) · to choose

选 xuǎn · to choose

What 选 is made of

• 辶 — walking, moving
• 先xiān — first
  • 土tǔ — earth
    • 十 — ten
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 儿ér — child
    • 丿 — falling stroke
    • 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 先 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

择 zé · to select

What 择 is made of

• 扌shǒu — hand
  • 二 — two strokes
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
    • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 亅 — hook