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ㄒㄩㄢˇ [xUan3.Homophone
A Chinese Talking Syllabary of the Cantonese Dialect
N(LL) the choice part: 人才之 the pick of the men, see V.t.↓.
V(1)  To choose, select: 好的 pick the best;
定了 have made the selection;
日子 choose a day;
去 after a careful selection;
[xUan3ze2]↓;
,揀 to pick, select.
(2)  To select for office post: [xUan3yong4]↓;
recommend for post, also elect (officer);
select (good men);
select by examinations;
be selected;
select men by marking name with a circle;
p.p., selected, chosen: [xUan3shou3]↓;
[xUan3min2]↓.
(3)  To elect: [xUan3jU3]↓;
be elected;
run for election to office;
n., candidate for election;
票退 elect by vote;
fail in election.
AdjElective: 科,[xUan3ke1], [xUan3xiu1]↓.
Words1.拔 [xUan3ba2], v.t., to select (men) for promotion. 
2. [xUan2chang3], n., formerly, hall for civil examinations (usu. 考). 
3.出 [xUan3chu1], v.t., to select, pick out, elect. 
4.鋒 [xUan3feng1], phr., a picked combat force. 
5. [xUan3fo2chang3], n., (Budd.) ground where monks are ordained. 
6.購 [xUan3gou4], v.i., to purchase after careful selection; oft. p. p. 
7.官 [xUan3guan1], n., formerly, selected officials; also officials in department of appointments. 
8.家 [xUan3jia1], n., formerly, successful candidates whose examination essays were collected and published as models for study. 
9.間 [xUan3jian1], adv., (LL) in a short while. 
10.中 [xUan3zhong4], v.i. & t., to pick out (man) by choice or competitive examinations; to succeed in such examinations. 
11.種 [xUan2zhong3], n., selection of crop seeds, selected breeds; select quality (of tea, etc.). 
12.舉 [xUan2jU3], n., & v.t., (1)  formerly, selection of talents by national examinations; (2)  election by vote; to vote: 舉權 the right to vote; 舉人 the voter. 
13.科 [xUan3ke1], n., elective subject of study. 
14.美 [xUan3mei3], n., beauty contest; 美會 ditto. 
15.民 [xUan3min2], n., (1)  (Christian) God's chosen people; (2)  (politics) the electorate. 
16.募 [xUan3mu4], v.t., to enlist men for the army by selection. 
17.派 [xUan3pai4], v.t., to select and appoint. 
18.票 [xUan3piao4], n., the vote, ballot. 
19.修 [xUan3xiu1](1)  v.t., to take an elective subject: 修英文,歷史 choose courses of English and history; (2)  n., elective subject or course. 
20.習 [xUan3xi2], v.t., take a course of instruction: 習工程 study engineering. 
21.手 [xUan2shou3], n., champion; chosen men (athletes, etc.) to represent a college or locality. 
22.士 [xUan3shi4]1, n., picked scholars of a district. 
23.侍 [xUan3shi4]2, n., (Mirng Dyn.) palace maid. 
24.事 [xUan3shi4]3, v.t., (1)  (AC) love to meddle in affairs; (2)  formerly, department of appointments: 事之官. 
25.曹 [xUan3cao2], n., formerly, official in charge of appointments. 
26.擇 [xUan3ze2], v.t., to choose, pick out. 
27.閱 [xUan3yUe4], v.t., to review and select (persons). 
28.用 [xUan3yong4], v.t., to select and appoint to post.