Character data

RADICAL ⾔ (149.8)

STROKES 15

SIMPLIFIED 调

調 diào tiáo

to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate

調 diào	1. to transfer 2. to move (troops or cadres) 3. to investigate 4. to enquire into 5. tone 6. tune 7. melody 8. key (in music) 9. mode (music) 10. accent 11. view 12. argument
調 tiáo	1. to adjust 2. to regulate 3. to season (food) 4. to suit well 5. to blend 6. to harmonize 7. to reconcile 8. to provoke 9. to incite

Word	Meaning
思覺失調 sī jué shī tiáo	psychosis
怪腔怪調 guài qiāng guài diào	odd manner of speaking or singing; strange accent
情調 qíng diào	tone and mood; taste; sentiment
手眼協調 shǒu yǎn xié tiáo	hand-eye coordination
抽調 chōu diào	to transfer (personnel or material)
招聘協調人 zhāo pìn xié tiáo rén	recruiting coordinator
提調 tí diào	to select and assign; to appoint (officers)
搭調 dā diào	to match; in tune; reasonable
昇調 shēng diào	rising tone (phonetics, e.g. on a question in English)
時調 shí diào	regional folk song popular during a certain period of time
暖調 nuǎn diào	warm color; warm tone
曲調 qǔ diào	tune; melody
本底調查 běn dǐ diào chá	background investigation
查調 chá diào	to obtain (information) from a database etc
格調 gé diào	style (of art or literature); one's work style
檢警調 jiǎn jǐng diào	prosecutors, police and investigators (TW)
步調 bù diào	pace; step; gait
步調一致 bù diào yī zhì	to be united in action
母音調和 mǔ yīn tiáo hé	vowel harmony (in phonetics)
民意調查 mín yì diào chá	opinion poll
民調 mín diào	opinion poll
沖調 chōng tiáo	to reconstitute (a powdered beverage) by adding water, milk etc
油腔滑調 yóu qiāng huá diào	glib-tongued
洋腔洋調 yáng qiāng yáng diào	speaking with a fake foreign accent
浮力調整背心 fú lì tiáo zhěng bèi xīn	BCD; Buoyancy Compensation Device (diving)

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