(diāo)

HSK 7-92 strokes

surname Diao

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Character information

Pinyin
diāo
Meaning
surname Diao
Strokes
2
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

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2 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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  2. 2

Words with

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diāonàn
HSK 7-9

to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult

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diāo

shrew; virago

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diāohàn

cunning and fierce

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diāodòu

soldier's copper saucepan, used for cooking food by day and for sounding th…

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diāomín

(derogatory) unruly people

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(idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties

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