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tiāo = ti + ao1
to carry on a shoulder pole / to choose / to pick / to nitpick
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tiǎo = ti + ao3
to raise / to dig up / to poke / to prick / to incite / to stir up
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How to pronounce 挑

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ti initial

Ti is for Mother Teresa.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao1 final

In front of the aorta.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= ti initial

Ti is for Mother Teresa.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ao3 final

In the aorta’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

挑 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
zhào = zh + ao4
(bound form) omen / to foretell / million; mega- / (Tw) trillion; tera- / (old) billion
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shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
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Characters with 挑 as component

挑 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 挑

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to incite disharmony / to instigate

Sentences with 挑

挑 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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tiāo / tiǎo

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