选 |
xuǎn shì | (old) to select talented scholars for government service (through exams etc) / (Zhou dynasty) distinguished individuals selected and recommended from various regions to the central government |
选 |
xuǎn | to choose / to pick / to select / to elect |
士 |
Shì | surname Shi |
士 |
shì | member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker |