挑

挑 tiāo ㄊㄧㄠ tiu1 HSK 4 高階級 · Level 4

to carry on a shoulder pole
to choose
to pick
to nitpick

挑 tiǎo ㄊㄧㄠˇ tiu1

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

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 挑 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

挑 radical 扌 = 扌兆

Example sentences

我不挑剔。 I'm not fussy.
挑选一个吧。 Choose one.
这只狗挑了。 This dog jumped.
汤姆相当挑剔。 Tom is quite fussy.
他是个挑衅高手。 He's a master of provocation.

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