Pinyin "tiao3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "tiao3" is split up into two parts: "ti" and "ao3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ti"

Ti is for Mother Teresa.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ao3"

In the aorta's living room.

Characters pronounced tiao3

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).
窕
tiǎo = ti + ao3
quiet and secluded / gentle, graceful, and elegant
朓
tiǎo = ti + ao3
(literary) the appearance of the moon in the west at the end of a lunar month
宨
tiǎo = ti + ao3
variant of 窕[tiao3]
斢
tiǎo = ti + ao3
(dialect) to exchange / to replace
誂
tiǎo = ti + ao3
to tempt