挑(tiāo)

HSK 49 strokes
Readingstiāotiǎo

to carry on a shoulder pole

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Character information

Pinyin
tiāo / tiǎo
Meaning
to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 挑 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌兆

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 兆 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu兆zhào

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 挑 step by step

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

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Words with 挑

Common words using 挑 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tiǎo挑zhàn战
HSK 4

to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge

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tiāo挑xuǎn选
HSK 4

to choose

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tiāo挑tī剔
HSK 7-9

picky; fussy

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tiāo挑qǐ起
HSK 7-9

to provoke

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tiǎo挑xìn衅
HSK 7-9

to provoke; provocation

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dān单tiāo挑

to pick; to choose; to fight a duel; Taiwan pr. [dan1 tiao1]

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tiāo挑cì刺

to carp; nitpicking; petty criticism

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tiāo挑sān三jiǎn拣sì四

to be picky

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 挑’s common words

战选剔起衅单刺三

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