选

xuǎn

to choose

to pick; to select; to elect

movement (辶) + phonetic (先) = to choose a path forward

辶 carries the idea of moving along a path, suggesting you must go out and actively pick your way. 先 mainly contributes the sound xuǎn and does not drive the meaning.

辶+先→选
先FirstPhonetic
辶WalkingSemantic

你想选哪个颜色?

nǐ xiǎng xuǎn nǎ ge yán sè?

Which color do you want to choose?

大家投票选出了新的班长。

dà jiā tóu piào xuǎn chū le xīn de bān zhǎng。

Everyone voted to elect a new class monitor.

Words with 选

选区

xuǎn qū

electoral district

甄选

zhēn xuǎn

to select; to pick

选秀

xuǎn xiù

to select talented individuals

任选

rèn xuǎn

to choose freely; to pick whichever one fancies

落选

luò xuǎn

to fail to be chosen (or elected)

选择题

xuǎn zé tí

multiple-choice question

选送

xuǎn sòng

to select and send over

叶选平

yè xuǎn píng

Ye Xuanping (1924-2019), former Governor of Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1]

选举法庭

xuǎn jǔ fǎ tíng

election court

遴选

lín xuǎn

to pick

选单

xuǎn dān

(computing) menu

选中

xuǎn zhòng

to select; to choose; to decide on

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