Chinese Word Entry

選手

Simplified Chinese form: 选手

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄕㄡˇ
Mandarin (Pinyin): xuǎn shǒu
Cantonese (Jyutping): syun2 sau2
Definitions:
  1. athlete

  2. contestant


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Chinese characters used in this word

elect, select, choose, prefer, election
Readings
Mandarin: ㄒㄩㄢˇ (xuǎn), ㄒㄩㄢˋ (xuàn), ㄙㄨㄢˋ (suàn), ㄕㄨㄚ (shuā)
Cantonese: syun2
Japanese: セン (sen)、 サン (san) / えら.ぶ (erabu)、 え.る (eru)、 よ.る (yoru)
Korean: 선 (seon)
Vietnamese: tuyển, tuyến
Variants
Simplified Chinese form:

hand
Readings
Mandarin: ㄕㄡˇ (shǒu)
Cantonese: sau2
Japanese: シュ (shu)、 ズ (zu) / て (te)、 て- (te-)、 -て (-te)、 た- (ta-)、 てずから (tezukara)
Korean: 수 (su)
Vietnamese: thủ
Variants
Semantic variant form: