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Character Decomposition
挑=扌+兆
Etymology
hand
Meanings
to carry on a shoulder pole
to choose
to pick
to nitpick
to raise
to dig up
to poke
to prick
to incite
to stir up
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Words with 挑 152 total
Idioms with 挑 23 total
one in a hundred · cream of the crop百里挑一bǎi lǐ tiāo yīto pick on sth incessantly (idiom) · to criticize right and left横挑鼻子竖挑眼héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎnthe eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious · making eyes at sb目挑心招mù tiǎo xīn zhāoto 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