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
wage adjustment; to raise or lower wages
to dispatch (troops to the front)
to turn around; to change direction; to make a U turn
to adjust the speed
to dispatch; to assign; a dispatch
to adapt (to an environment etc); to make sth suitable
to transfer; to move; to shift
to allocate; to deploy
to mix; to blend (colors, herbs)
to mix drinks; cocktail
(cocktail) shaker
bartender
melody; pitch or key (music); tone
valve
erhua variant of diào mén
to access (a document); to consult
to relieve a garrison
TW to lower (prices, interest rates etc); to reduce
to muster; to assemble; to summon
to tune (a musical instrument)
variant of diào tóu
tune; tone (of voice)
FM; frequency modulation
to take care of (sb's health); to nurse
to look after and train (animals)