U+94E8 "铨" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+94E8 "铨" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "to select" or "to weigh" and is often used in the context of evaluating or choosing candidates, as in the term "铨选" which refers to the official selection of personnel for government positions in imperial China. Composed of the radical for metal (金) on the left and the phonetic component "全" (quán) on the right, it embodies the concept of measuring or appraising worth, akin to weighing metal. In modern usage, it can also appear in compound words related to qualifications or standards, and its simplified form is commonly used in contemporary Chinese writing, particularly in formal or bureaucratic contexts.