挑子

挑
子
carrying pole and its load

Characters and words in 挑子

挑
tia̅o = ti + ao1
to carry on a shoulder pole / to choose / to pick / to nitpick
挑 = 兆 + 扌 : In front of the aorta (ao1) Mother Teresa (ti) is carrying two vultures (兆) on a toy claw (扌) used as shoulder stick (挑).
挑
tiǎo = ti + ao3
to raise / to dig up / to poke / to prick / to incite / to stir up
挑 = 兆 + 扌 : Mother Teresa (ti) is lying motionless inside of the aorta (ao3). The vultures (兆) want to know if she's already dead, so they poke (挑) her with a toy claw (扌).
子
zǐ = z + Ø3
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat / Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / sub-
子 = 了 + 一 : Zorro wants to eat an egg in the space station, and he already put it in a prize cup, as he has no egg cup. He also lacks a spoon, so he uses a big flute to crush the egg open.
子
zi = z + Ø5
(noun suffix)

Words with 挑子

撂
挑
子
(coll.) to quit one's job in disgust
剃
剃
头
頭
挑
挑
子
子
一
一
头
頭
热
熱
lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom) / fig. one-sided enthusiasm / one party is interested, but the other, not so much / (Note: In former days, street barbers carried their equipment on a pole, with tools and a stool at one end and a brazier at the other.)

Sentences with 挑子

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