Keyword
to choose
- to select
- picky
- choosy
- a load
- Frequency
- #1048
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
tiāo67%
tiǎo33%
Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 兆 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
挑战
to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
挑
to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick
挑选
to choose; to select
挑衅
to provoke; provocation
挑起
to provoke; to stir up; to incite
挑逗
to provoke; to entice; to lure; to tantalize; to tease; to titillate
挑战者
challenger
挑剔
picky; fussy
单挑
to pick; to choose; to fight a duel; Taiwan pr. dāntiāo
挑拨
to incite disharmony; to instigate
挑
to raise; to dig up; to poke; to prick; to incite; to stir up
挑动
to entice; to arouse; to provoke
高挑
raised high; (of a person) slender; tall and thin (Taiwan pr. gāo1tiao)
挑拨离间
to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
挑食
to be picky about food
无可挑剔
excellent in every respect; flawless
精挑细选
to select very carefully
挑三拣四
to be picky; to be choosy
挑明
to illuminate; to open up (a topic)
百里挑一
one in a hundred; cream of the crop
挑刺
to carp; nitpicking; petty criticism
挑唆
to incite; to stir up; to instigate
挑大梁
to play a leading role; to bear a heavy responsibility
挑夫
porter