tiāo tiǎo

to choose; to pick; to nitpick

HSK 5 #1309

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1309th character
Radical ⼿ (64.6)
Strokes 9
Index # 1387

Definitions

挑 tiāo
  1. 1. to choose
  2. 2. to pick
  3. 3. to nitpick
  4. 4. to carry on a shoulder pole
挑 tiǎo
  1. 1. to raise
  2. 2. to incite
  3. 3. to stir up
  4. 4. to poke
  5. 5. to prick
  6. 6. to dig up

Stroke order

挑 stroke order diagram
挑 stroke order animation

Words containing 挑

Word Meaning
challenge; to challenge
picky; fussy
to provoke; provocation
to incite disharmony; to instigate
to select; to choose
to provoke; to stir up; to incite
to tease; to provoke; to entice
challenger
to be picky; to be choosy
to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
to be picky about food
to select; to pick and choose
to bear a heavy responsibility; to play a leading role
to provoke; to arouse; to entice
to incite; to stir up; to instigate
(coll.) to quit one's job in disgust
one in a hundred; cream of the crop
provocative; titillating; tantalizing
to nitpick; petty criticism; to nag
cross-stitch (embroidery)
porter
to select very carefully
to select very carefully
to fight a duel; to pick; to choose
to fight a duel; to pick; to choose
Previous Next