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挑
tiǎo
1. to raise
2. to dig up
3. to poke
4. to prick
5. to incite
6. to stir up
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

挑
tiāo
to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

单挑
dāntiāo
to pick
挑刺
tiāocì
to carp
挑剔
tiāoti
picky
HSK 6
挑动
tiǎodòng
to entice
挑唆
tiǎosuō
to incite
挑嘴
tiǎozuǐ
to sow discord
挑夫
tiāofū
porter
挑弄
tiǎonòng
to incite
挑战
tiǎozhàn
to challenge
HSK 5
挑拔
tiǎobá
to provoke
挑拣
tiāojiǎn
to pick and choose
挑拨
tiǎobō
to incite disharmony
HSK 6
挑明
tiǎomíng
to illuminate
挑染
tiāorǎn
highlight (hair)
挑灯
tiǎodēng
to light a lamp
挑檐
tiǎoyán
eaves
挑花
tiǎohuā
cross-stitch (embroidery)
挑起
tiǎoqǐ
to provoke
挑逗
tiǎodòu
to provoke
挑选
tiāoxuǎn
to choose

Alternate Entries

挑
tiāo
to carry on a shoulder pole / to choose / to pick / to nitpick

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,308
Word Frequency Rank
1,390 of 84,292