Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "挑"

The character "挑" has 9 strokes. Its radical is "扌". View the introduction of "挑"

Let's take a look at the stroke order of "挑."

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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

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.

Explanation of Chinese character strokes

The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:

Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".

Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".

Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".

Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".

Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".

Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".

Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".

Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".

These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.