擢	56A55   10A.11-5	部居	畫數  17	ㄓㄨㄛˊ [zhuo2] .
V	(1)  To select and promote: 擢升，擢用 [zhuo2sheng1], [zhuo2yong4]↓; 拔擢人才 to pick out and promote talents. (2)  To pull out: 擢髮難數 (transgressions, etc.) too numerous to count (like “pulling out a tuft of hair” and trying to count it).
Adj	Tall, erect (trees): 擢木千尋 trees hundreds of feet tall.
Words	1.擢第 [zhuo2di4], v.i., to pass the civil examinations.  2.擢升 [zhuo2sheng1], v.t., promote specially (not by routine).  3.擢秀 [zhuo2xiu4], adj., (1)  outstanding (talent, character); (2)  luxuriant (plant).  4.擢用 [zhuo2yong4], v.t., promote specially in government service.