It is commonly used in the sense of choosing, selecting, or making a decision.
Still highly productive in modern vocabulary (especially politics, competitions, education).
Often contrasts with 탈락 (落選, “to fail selection / to lose election”).

Common compounds:
선거 (選擧) – election;
선발 (選拔) – selection, recruitment;
선택 (選擇) – choice, option;
당선 (當選) – election victory, being chosen;
입선 (入選) – being selected, winning a competition.

Characters

Words

Vocabulary

to pass, to cross over, to exceed, mistake, fault, past

road, path, way, method, doctrine, principle, to lead, to guide

to reach, to arrive, to go through

to be humble, modest, to yield

distant, far away

to suit, to fit, to be appropriate

to be slow, sluggish, to be late, delayed

to follow, to comply with, to observe, to abide by

to select, to choose, to pick out

to leave, to bequeath, to lose

to avoid, to escape, to evade, to withdraw

to come back, to return, to revolve, to carry out

edge, border

how, why, many, abundant

country, capital city, feudal lord’s fief

wrong, evil, depraved, vicious, perverse

mound, hillock, small hill

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Chinese character

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Chinese characters (Hanja)

Chinese characters dictionary

選

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