挑

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).

挑 character breakdown

挑
- 兆
  - 丷
  - 儿
    - 丿
    - 乚
  - 八
    - 丿
    - ㇏
- 扌
  - 亅
  - 二
    - 一

兆

zhào = zh + ao4

(bound form) omen / to foretell / million; mega- / (Tw) trillion; tera- / (old) billion

兆 = 儿 + 丷 + 八 : Mnemonic symbol: a vulture, as the ancient Greek observed vultures and deducted omens from their behavior.

James II of England (zh) wants to know whether his coronation and his proposed eight-year plan is under a good omen (兆) and watches a vulture (兆) inside of the aorta's bathroom (ao4). In fact the vulture is ridden by Sun Wukong (儿) who is fighting a mean crocodile (丷) by throwing eight-balls (八) at it. The crocodile easily smashes the eight-balls with its large jaw. James II of England deduces that this is not a very good omen.

扌

shǒu = sh + ou3

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.