调 diào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 周 Zhou dynasty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
调侃
tiáokǎn
to tease; to make fun of jokingly
Characters in this word
侃 kǎn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他喜欢调侃自己的失败经历，反而让听众更愿意接近他。 Tā xǐhuan tiáokǎn zìjǐ de shībài jīnglì, fǎn'ér ràng tīngzhòng gèng yuànyì jiējìn tā. He likes to joke about his own failures, which actually makes the audience more willing to approach him.
- 同事们互相调侃几句，办公室的气氛轻松多了。 Tóngshìmen hùxiāng tiáokǎn jǐ jù, bàngōngshì de qìfēn qīngsōng duō le. When colleagues tease each other a little, the atmosphere in the office becomes much more relaxed.
- 朋友总是调侃我的发型，我一点也不生气。 Péngyou zǒngshì tiáokǎn wǒ de fàxíng, wǒ yìdiǎn yě bú shēngqì. My friend always teases me about my hairstyle, but I am not angry at all.
Related words
- 调 diào tune; tone
- 调查 diàochá survey; investigation
- 空调 kōngtiáo air conditioner
- 强调 qiángdiào to emphasize
- 调 tiáo to adjust
- 调整 tiáozhěng to adjust; to change
- 单调 dāndiào boring; monotonous
- 调皮 tiáopí naughty; mischievous
- 调动 diàodòng to transfer; to mobilize
- 调节 tiáojié to adjust
- 调解 tiáojiě to mediate
- 声调 shēngdiào tone