挑 tiāo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 兆 omen
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
挑
tiāo
to choose; to carry on a pole
Character
Example phrases
- 我挑苹果。 Wǒ tiāo píngguǒ. I choose apples.
- 她挑衣服。 Tā tiāo yīfu. She chooses clothes.
- 他挑水回家。 Tā tiāo shuǐ huí jiā. He carries water home.
Related words
- 挑选 tiāoxuǎn to choose carefully
- 挑 tiǎo to stir up; to lift with a stick
- 挑战 tiǎozhàn challenge
- 支 zhī to support; to prop up
- 收回 shōuhuí to take back
- 编 biān to make; to weave
- 交换 jiāohuàn to exchange
- 手工 shǒugōng handicraft; handmade
- 吸收 xīshōu to absorb
- 吸 xī to suck; to absorb
- 隔开 gékāi to separate
- 隔 gé to be separated by