挑 (tiāo / tiǎo): To carry on a shoulder pole — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Readings & Meanings

挑has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

tiāotiao

verb (动)

to carry on a shoulder pole; to pick, to chooseHSK 3.0 L5

tiǎotiao

verb (动)

to provoke, to incite; to poke, to stir upHSK 3.0 L7-9

Stroke Order Diagrams 挑

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

挑=扌hand+兆omen

The hand (扌) picks or selects, with 兆 indicating an omen or sign that guides the choice.

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HSK Vocabulary: 挑

HSK words that contain this character.

挑战

tiǎo zhàn

throw down the gauntlet; challenge

HSK 5

挑剔

tiāo ti

nitpick; be hypercritical; be fastidious

HSK 6

挑拨

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 挑 is used in context

tā他

jiē接

shòu受

le了

zhè这

ge个

jiān艰

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instigate; incite; foment

HSK 6

He accepted this difficult challenge.

tā他

gù故

yì意

yòng用

yán言

yǔ语

tiǎo挑

duì对

fāng方

shēng生

qì气

。

He deliberately used words to provoke the other party into getting angry.

tā她

zǐ仔

xì细

tiāo挑

xuǎn选

le了

yí一

jiàn件

piào漂

liang亮

de的

yī衣

fu服

。

She carefully selected a beautiful dress.

yé爷

ye爷

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

chén晨

qù去

jǐng井

biān边

tiāo挑

shuǐ水

。

Grandpa goes to the well to carry water every morning.

qǐng请

nǐ你

cóng从

zhè这

xiē些

píng苹

guǒ果

lǐ里

tiāo挑

yí一

gè个

zuì最

hǎo好

de的

。

Please pick the best one from these apples.

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Same Radical

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