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Information of 挑

Pinyin tiāo、 tiǎo

Radical

扌

Strokes

9 strokes

Usage

★★★★★

Definition

carry on a pole / choose, incite

挑 [tiāo] 1. To carry something by suspending it on both ends of a beam across one’s shoulder. 用肩担着；如：挑土，挑夫（古时以给人挑货物行李为业的人）。 2. The item that is being carried. 挑的东西；如：挑担。 3. To dig out or extract. 挖取；如：挑荠菜。 4. A measure word for items carried as a load. 量词，用于成挑儿的东西；如：一挑儿白菜。 5. To select or pick. 选，拣；如：挑选，挑拣，挑剔，挑肥拣瘦。 6. An ancient form of the character that means to tease or provoke. 古同“佻”，佻达。引申义（Extended meanings）: 1. It extends to bear responsibilities; to take on a burden. 引申为承担；如：挑头的（带头），挑担子（承担责任）。 2. To be picky or critical. 挑剔；如：他再不放人一点儿，专会挑人。 3. The action of stealing, similar to an ancient term. 通“佻”，窃取；如：首页。 4. To raise or elevate something with a stick or tool. 用竿子棍棒等的一头举起或支起；如：挑起帘子。 5. To use something pointed to pry open or extract. 用条状物或有尖的东西拨开或弄出来；如：挑打。 6. To reveal, to expose. 显露；如：挑灯。 7. A specific finger positioning technique in playing the pipa to create a backhand plucking sound. 弹奏琵琶的一种指法；如：轻拢慢捻抹复挑。名 [tiǎo] 1. One of the strokes in writing Chinese characters, characterized by an upward-slanting line. 汉字的笔画之一，由左斜上。 2. See also tiāo. 另见 tiāo.

挑唆 tiǎo suō

to incite / to stir up / to instigate

无可挑剔 wú kě tiāo tī

excellent in every respect / flawless

悬挑 xuán tiāo

overhang / encorbel(l)ment

挑战 tiǎo zhàn

to challenge / challenge

挑担 tiāo dàn

carry a load

挑拣 tiāo jiǎn

to pick and choose / to select

挑三拣四 tiāo sān jiǎn sì

to be picky / to be choosy

挑挑拣拣 tiāo tiāo jiǎn jiǎn

pick and choose / be choosy

挑肥拣瘦 tiāo féi jiǎn shòu

pick the fat or choose the lean -- choose whichever is to one's advantage

挑拨 tiǎo bō

to incite disharmony / to instigate

挑拨离间 tiǎo bō lí jiàn

to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between

挑选 tiāo xuǎn

to choose / to select

挑衅 tiǎo xìn

to provoke / provocation

挑起 tiǎo qǐ

to provoke / to stir up / to incite

挑战性 tiǎo zhàn xìng

challenging

挑战者 tiǎo zhàn zhě

challenger

挑水 tiāo shuǐ

Carry water

挑出 tiāo chū

pick out / seek out / jetting-out / single out

挑逗 tiǎo dòu

to provoke / to entice / to lure / to tantalize / to tease / to titillate

挑明 tiǎo míng

to illuminate / to open up (a topic)

挑子 tiāo zi

carrying pole and its load

挑动 tiǎo dòng

to entice / to arouse / to provoke

肩挑 jiān tiāo

Shoulder carry

高挑 gāo tiǎo

Tall

撂挑子 liào tiāo zi

(coll.) to quit one's job in disgust

挑剔 tiāo ti

picky / fussy

横挑鼻子竖挑眼 héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn

to pick on sth incessantly (idiom) / to criticize right and left

挑衅性 tiǎo xìn xìng

Provocative

挑逗性 tiǎo dòu xìng

provocative / tantalizing / titillating