选士

Traditional form:

選士

Pinyin (reading):

xuǎnshì

Definitions:

• selected outstanding scholars (in former times)
• cream of the crop

Characters:

• 选 - to select, to elect, to choose; election
• 士 - scholar, gentleman; soldier

Traditional characters:

• 選 - to select, to elect, to choose; election
• 士 - scholar, gentleman; soldier