Memory phrase for the character: 挑

挑

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Meaning to carry on a shoulder pole, to choose, to nitpick

Pronunciation

tiāo, tiǎo

Explanation

Left: hand 扌, right: sign, omen 兆 (turtle shell used for divination, but here: ropes || with loads)

Mnemonic
 
By hand and loaded ropes you carry on a shoulder pole.

Radicals

扌 hand
兆 omen, trillion omen; to foretell; trillion; tera-,
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 Vocabulary

挑战 tiǎo zhàn  to challenge; challenge
挑选 tiāo xuǎn  choose; select
挑衅 tiǎo xìn  to provoke; provocation
挑拨 tiǎo bō  to incite disharmony; to instigate
挑檐 tiǎo yán  eaves
挑剔 tiāo ti  picky; fussy
挑剔 tiāo ti  
撂挑 liào tiāo  lit. to put down the load; to quit one's job or responsibiities
撂挑 liào tiāo  

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