挑

The character "挑" has 9 strokes. "挑" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "挑" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "挑" are "tiāo" "tiǎo" . View the stroke order of "挑">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "挑"

v.: carry things on either end of a shoulder pole; shoulder; choose; select; pick; nitpick (at); be captious; be fastidious; be hypercritical; be particular; be fussy; be choosy/choosey; be picky; poke; bring into the open; make public; provoke; incite; stir up; instigate; raise; hold sth up with a pole/stick; lift up/raise with a pole/stick; cross-stitch

n.: shoulder pole with its load; rising stroke (in Chinese characters)

quant.: load carried on a shoulder pole

• shoulder : n.肩；肩膀；肩胛；肩状物；上背部；山肩；谷肩；肩背
• choose : v.挑选；选择；决定；愿意
• select : v.选择；挑选；决定（特征；生物）是否继续存在；选中
• pick : v.摘；采摘；采集；挑选；选择；拔；拉；撕；扯；挑；捡
• poke : v.戳；探；伸（头）
• provoke : v.刺激；导致；鼓动；激励；故意激怒
• incite : v.鼓励；鼓动；煽动；挑动…从事暴力（或违法）活动
• stir up : 激起；挑起；挑动
• instigate : v.挑起；发起；开始；煽动；教唆；怂恿
• raise : v.举起；把…往上提；使升高；提高；增大；使被听见；使被考虑；使得到讨论；筹集；募集；养育；教养；使复活；解除；把…从窝里赶出；刺激…生成
• cross-stitch : n.十字绣；十字针脚

Form words with "挑"

挑眉毛 raise one's brows

头挑水果 choicest fruit

挑两筐土 carry two baskets of earth

挑大个儿的 choose bigger ones

挑大个儿的吃 choose big ones to eat

Example phrases using "挑"

• 他见义勇为，大家都向他挑大拇指。

  Everyone held up his thumb at his heroism.

• 我俩吵了一架，都是他挑的。

  He instigated a quarrel between us.

• 要是有谁出来挑个头，事情就好办了。

  Things would become easier if somebody could take the lead.

• 他这人就爱挑别人的刺儿。

  He is always finding fault with people. / He is captious.

• 我们得挑几个身强力壮的小伙子干这活。

  We must select a few strong young men for the job.

• 他挑着满满当当一担水。

  He was carrying two brimming buckets of water.

• 她老挑孩子们的毛病。

  She’s always carping at her children.

• 请帮我挑一顶帽子。

  Please pick/choose a hat for me.

• 那件衬衣没挑好。

  The shirt was ill chosen.

• 他挑了几个上等早熟李子。

  He picked some choice early plums.