Usage of the character 擢
zhuó
擢
[擢]
- to pull out
- to select
- to promote
zhuódì
擢第
[擢第]
- to pass the civil service examination (in imperial China)
zhuóshēng
擢升
[擢升]
- to promote (sb)
- to upgrade
- to ascend
bázhuó
拔擢
[拔擢]
- select the best people for promotion
zhuófànánshǔ
擢发难数
[擢髮難數]
- lit. as difficult to count as hair pulled from sb's head (idiom)
- fig. innumerable (crimes)