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HSK
7-9

to select

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

jian3 jiǎn

Meaning


Primary

to select

Alternatives

select, selects, selecting, selected, to choose, choose

Mnemonic


[ji-] Jimmy Neutron is in the [3] basement of the [-an] pawn shop, where he works. On a table in the basement is a bunch of 柬 letters that somebody recently sold to them. Jimmy 揀 selects one to open, and finds a severed 扌 finger inside.

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