挑 — Chinese character
挑
tiāo
to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load
- Pinyin
- tiāo
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 扌 兆
- Formation
- pictophonetic — hand; meaning component 扌; sound component 兆
- Japanese
- 挑 as a kanji
Common words with 挑
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挑战 (挑戰) | tiǎo zhàn | to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge |
| 挑选 (挑選) | tiāo xuǎn | to choose; to select |
| 挑衅 (挑釁) | tiǎo xìn | to provoke; provocation |
| 挑起 | tiǎo qǐ | to provoke; to stir up |
| 挑逗 | tiǎo dòu | to provoke; to entice |
| 挑战者 (挑戰者) | tiǎo zhàn zhě | challenger |
| 挑剔 | tiāo ti | picky; fussy |
| 单挑 (單挑) | dān tiǎo | to pick; to choose |
| 挑拨 (挑撥) | tiǎo bō | to incite disharmony; to instigate |
| 挑动 (挑動) | tiǎo dòng | to entice; to arouse |
| 高挑 | gāo tiǎo | raised high; (of a person) slender; tall and thin (Taiwan pr. [gao1tiao1]) |
| 挑拨离间 (挑撥離間) | tiǎo bō lí jiàn | to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between |
English words written with 挑
挑 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Art of War 2 · Zhuangzi 1
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