候选 hòuxuǎn candidate

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Traditional: 候選

Stroke order

候选 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

候选 — the Chinese character for candidate (hòuxuǎn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 候选 — candidate

候 — 10 strokes
选 — 9 strokes

Characters in 候选

候 hòu — to wait; to inquire after; to watch
选 xuǎn — to choose; to pick; to select

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

候选 is pronounced hòuxuǎn and means “candidate”.

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