調 diào tiáo

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

Character data

Radical ⾔ (149.8)
Strokes 15
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

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

Words containing 調

Word Meaning
to nurse one's health; to recuperate; to prepare food
(computing) to invoke (a command, an application etc)
to requisition; to dispatch
naughty; mischievous; unruly
naughty; mischievous; to act up
phase modulation
to investigate and research; investigation; research
research workers; survey and research workers
to tease; to poke fun at
to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize
regulator
spoon
to be transferred to another post; to post away
to mix colors; to blend colors
palette
spatula
to lure the tiger from its domain in the mountains (idiom)
tone mark on a Chinese syllable (i.e. accents on ā á ǎ à)
to concoct by mixing ingredients
to mediate; to bring parties to an agreement
to train; to care for and educate
to debug; debugging; to adjust components during testing
harmonious; to adjust; to tune (e.g. wireless receiver)
to make fun of; to mock
modulation; to modulate (electronics)