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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- tiao1
- English meanings
- pluck, provoking, stir up, choose, incite, instigation, lance, shoulder, push sth. up, selection, carry on both ends of shoulder pole, push ... up with a pole or stick, choice, defy, prick, raise, instigate, poke, provocation, plunk, select, carry on the shoulder with a pole, push/poke sth. up, poke sth. up, pick, push, provoke
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 兆.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
兆 is identified as the sound component (zhào). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 挑.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
bar
strip; item; measure word
gaze into the distance
hop
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Related words
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- 挑剔
- 挑战
- 挑衅
- 挑起
- 挑选