| 拣 | [ jiǎn ] to choose, to pick, to sort out, to pick up |
| 拣佛烧香 | [ jiǎn fó shaō xiāng ] to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person |
| 拣信室 | [ jiǎn xìn shì ] mail sorting office |
| 拣择 | [ jiǎn zé ] (literary) to select, to choose |
| 拣起 | [ jiǎn qǐ ] to pick up |
| 拣选 | [ jiǎn xuǎn ] to select, to sort out |
| 拣饮择食 | [ jiǎn yǐn zé shí ] to choose one's food carefully, to be picky |
| ⇒ 分拣 | [ fēn jiǎn ] to sort (mail) |
| ⇒ 挑三拣四 | [ sān jiǎn sì ] to be picky, to be choosy |
| ⇒ 挑拣 | [ jiǎn ] to pick and choose, to select |
| ⇒ 暴力分拣 | [ baò lì fēn jiǎn ] rough handling of parcels during mail sorting |
| ⇒ 白拣 | [ baí jiǎn ] a cheap choice, to choose sth that costs nothing |
| ⇒ 翻拣 | [ fān jiǎn ] to browse and select, to glance through and check |
| ⇒ 雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺 | [ leí gōng dǎ doù fu jiǎn ruǎn de qī ] the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person, to pick on an easy target |