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Character

挑 tiāo · tiǎo

HSK 4Character2 readings

to choose or pick something

Radical
扌
Strokes
9
Structure
Left–right
Parts
扌 兆
Traditional
挑
Frequency
#1314 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

tiāoMain readingtiǎoReading 2 · HSK 4

tiāo

tiao1Main readingHSK 4
  1. to choose or pick something
  2. to carry things on a pole over the shoulder
  3. to complain about small faults

Examples

  • 我要挑一个新手机。

    wǒ yào tiāo yí gè xīn shǒu jī

    I want to pick a new phone.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他挑着水回家。

    tā tiāo zhe shuǐ huí jiā

    He carries water home on a pole over his shoulder.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他总挑别人的小毛病。

    tā zǒng tiāo bié rén de xiǎo máo bìng

    He always complains about other people's small faults.

    AI-generated sentence

Words that use “挑” as tiāo

挑选tiāo xuǎnto choose one or more things from a groupWordHSK 4挑剔tiāo tihard to pleaseWordHSK 7–9出挑chū tiāo(of a young person) to growWord挑刺tiāo cìto carpWord挑嘴tiāo zuǐpicky about foodWord+1 reading挑夫tiāo fūporterWord挑子tiāo zicarrying pole and its loadWord挑拣tiāo jiǎnto pick and chooseWord

tiǎo

tiao3Reading 2HSK 4
  1. to raise CC-CEDICT
  2. to dig up CC-CEDICT
  3. to poke CC-CEDICT
  4. to prick CC-CEDICT
  5. to incite CC-CEDICT
  6. to stir up CC-CEDICT

Words that use “挑” as tiǎo

挑战tiǎo zhàna new, hard thing that tests what you can doWordHSK 4挑衅tiǎo xìnto try to make someone angry on purposeWordHSK 7–9挑起tiǎo qǐto start trouble or make people begin to fight or argueWordHSK 7–9单挑dān tiǎoto pickWord挑动tiǎo dòngto enticeWord挑唆tiǎo suōto inciteWord挑嘴tiāo zuǐpicky about foodWord+1 reading挑头tiǎo tóuto take the leadWord

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 挑

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Same radical 扌

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把bǎ打dǎ拉lā接jiē提tí报bào指zhǐ持chí舉jǔ才cái找zhǎo据jù
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