挑

tiāo

HSK 43 readings

“To carry on a shoulder pole” in Chinese is 挑 (tiāo).

Other characters with the syllable tiao: see all 3 →

Meaning

to carry on a shoulder pole
to choose
to pick

Show 7 more meanings

to nitpick
to raise
to dig up
to poke
to prick
to incite
to stir up

Example

挑选一个吧。

Choose one.

From 挑选 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

tiāoto carry on a shoulder pole / to choose / to pick / to nitpick
tiǎoto raise / to dig up / to poke / to prick / to incite / to stir up

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 挑

挑选tiāoxuǎnto chooseHSK 4 挑战tiǎozhànto challenge; to take on a challenge; a challengeHSK 4 挑剔tiāotipickyHSK 7-9 挑起tiǎoqǐto provokeHSK 7-9 挑衅tiǎoxìnto provoke; provocationHSK 7-9

More HSK 4 characters

阿āprefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarityHSK 4 矮ǎi(of a person) shortHSK 4 案àn(legal) caseHSK 4 暗àndarkHSK 4 巴bāBa, a state during the Zhou dynasty (in present-day Chongqing and the eastern part of Sichuan)HSK 4 摆bǎito arrangeHSK 4 败bàito defeatHSK 4 伴bànpartner; companion; comrade; associateHSK 4 薄báothinHSK 4 宝bǎojewelHSK 4

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