Usage of the character 揀

to choose
to pick
to sort out
to pick up

jiǎnqǐ

拣起

[揀起]

to pick up

jiǎnzé

拣择

[揀擇]

(literary) to select
to choose

tiāojiǎn

挑拣

[挑揀]

to pick and choose
to select

jiǎnxuǎn

拣选

[揀選]

to select
to sort out

fānjiǎn

翻拣

[翻揀]

to browse and select
to glance through and check

fēnjiǎn

分拣

[分揀]

to sort (mail)

báijiǎn

白拣

[白揀]

a cheap choice
to choose sth that costs nothing

jiǎnxìnshì

拣信室

[揀信室]

mail sorting office

bàolìfēnjiǎn

暴力分拣

[暴力分揀]

rough handling of parcels during mail sorting

tiāosānjiǎnsì

挑三拣四

[挑三揀四]

to be picky
to be choosy

jiǎnfóshāoxiāng

拣佛烧香

[揀佛燒香]

to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person

jiǎnyǐnzéshí

拣饮择食

[揀飲擇食]

to choose one's food carefully
to be picky

pīshā-jiǎnjīn

披沙拣金

[披沙揀金]

lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
fig. to separate the wheat from the chaff

Léi Gōngdǎdòufu,jiǎnruǎndeqī

雷公打豆腐，拣软的欺

[雷公打豆腐，揀軟的欺]

the God of Thunder strikes bean curd, a bully picks the weakest person
to pick on an easy target