Chinese Character 挑 (tiu1 tou1 tiu5 | tiao2 diao4 tiao1 {tiao3} {tao1}) : to stir; to provoke; to arouse; to dally

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挑
tiu1 tou1 tiu5 tiao2 diao4 tiao1 {tiao3} {tao1}
[1] [v] stir; provoke; arouse [2] [v] dally; make a pass at; seduce [1] [v] carry things with a pole one's shoulder; shoulder [2] [v] select; choose; pick [3] [v] pick by pitchfork light and frivolous Stroke count: 9 Level: 3 Radical: 扌 (#64)
挑
* This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate * This character was last edited on 1st Jun 2008
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挑選 tiu1 syun2 tiao1 xuan3 = choose; select 挑剔 tiu1 tik1 tiao1 ti1 = picky; choosy; fussy 挑戰 tiu1 zin3 tiao3 zhan4 = to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet; to pick a fight 挑撥 tiu1 but6 tiao3 bo1 = to incite; to sow discord; to instigate; to forment 挑撥者 tiu1 but6 ze2 tiao3 bo1 zhe3 = instigator; perpetrator 挑釁 tiu1 jan6 tiao3 xin4 = to provoke; provocation; defiance 挑釁行為 tiu1 jan6 hang6 wai4 tiao3 xin4 xing2 wei2 = provocative act 挑釁者 tiu1 jan6 ze2 tiao3 xin4 zhe3 = provocateur 挑起 tiu1 hei2 tiao3 qi3 = to stir up; to incite 挑花 tiu1 faa1 = needlepoint, cross-stitch See all 17 compounds

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Decimal representation of this word: 挑
Unicode code for this character: U+6311 (off-site link)

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