挑

tiāo · tiǎo

to carry on a shoulder pole · to choose

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 9 HSK 4

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

挑=扌+兆

Etymology

hand

Meanings2 pronunciations

tiāo

to carry on a shoulder pole

to choose

to pick

to nitpick

tiǎo

to raise

to dig up

to poke

to prick

to incite

to stir up

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Words with 挑 152 total

to incite disharmony · to instigate挑拨tiǎo bō to carp · nitpicking · petty criticism挑刺tiāo cì to light a lamp · to raise a lantern挑灯tiǎo dēng to entice · to arouse · to provoke挑动tiǎo dòng to provoke · to entice · to lure · to tantalize · to tease · to titillate挑逗tiǎo dòu

Idioms with 挑 23 total Chain

one in a hundred · cream of the crop百里挑一bǎi lǐ tiāo yī to pick on sth incessantly (idiom) · to criticize right and left横挑鼻子竖挑眼héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious · making eyes at sb目挑心招mù tiǎo xīn zhāo to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between挑拨离间tiǎo bō lí jiàn (idiom) to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy挑肥拣瘦tiāo féi jiǎn shòu