擢 – vocab dash

Keyword

to select

to pull up
to raise

Frequency: #3963
Strokes: 17

Readings

zhuó

Mnemonic

扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 隹 the sound.

Stroke order

Composed of

扌hand 翟long-tail pheasant

Used in vocabulary

to pull out; to select; to promote

select the best people for promotion

擢升zhuóshēng

to promote (sb); to upgrade; to ascend