挑

挑 U+6311, 挑
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6311
← 挐
[U+6310]
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[U+6312]

Translingual

Han character

挑 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 手中一人 (QLMO), four-corner 52013, composition ⿰扌兆)

Derived characters

  • 𨃑

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 430, character 17
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12055
  • Dae Jaweon: page 780, character 10
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1872, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+6311

Chinese

simp. and trad.
挑
alternative forms 窕 provoke
㨄 provoke
𢬹

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 挑
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *l̥ʰaːw, *l̥ʰeːw, *l'eːwʔ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 兆 (OC *l'ewʔ).

Pronunciation 1


Note:
  • thiau - literary;
  • thio - vernacular.
    • Wu
      • (Shanghai):
        • Wugniu: 1thiau
        • MiniDict: thiau平
        • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 1thiau
        • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /tʰiɔ⁵³/

Rime
Character 挑
Reading # 1/3
Initial (聲) 透 (6)
Final (韻) 蕭 (93)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) IV
Fanqie 吐彫切
Baxter thew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/tʰeu/
Pan
Wuyun
/tʰeu/
Shao
Rongfen
/tʰeu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/tʰɛw/
Li
Rong
/tʰeu/
Wang
Li
/tʰieu/
Bernard
Karlgren
/tʰieu/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
tiāo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
tiu1
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 挑
Reading # 1/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
tiāo
Middle
Chinese
‹ thew ›
Old
Chinese
/*l̥ˁew/
English scratch, stir up

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 挑
Reading # 2/3
No. 16871
Phonetic
component
兆
Rime
group
宵
Rime
subdivision
2
Corresponding
MC rime
祧
Old
Chinese
/*l̥ʰeːw/

Definitions

挑

  1. to pick; to select; to choose
  2. to nitpick
  3. to carry (something) on a shoulder pole
Synonyms

Compounds

  • 一肩挑
  • 剃頭挑子/剃头挑子
  • 千挑百選/千挑百选
  • 千挑萬選/千挑万选
  • 單挑/单挑
  • 大挑
  • 扁挑
  • 挑三揀四/挑三拣四
  • 挑么挑六
  • 挑刺兒/挑刺儿 (tiāocìr)
  • 挑剔
  • 挑包策馬/挑包策马
  • 挑取
  • 挑嘴
  • 挑土
  • 挑大梁
  • 挑夫 (tiāofū)
  • 挑妻窩夫/挑妻窝夫
  • 挑子 (tiāozi)
  • 挑字眼兒/挑字眼儿
  • 挑挖
  • 挑揀/挑拣 (tiāojiǎn)
  • 挑搭
  • 挑撿/挑捡
  • 挑擔/挑担 (tiāodàn)
  • 挑擔子/挑担子 (tiāodànzi)
  • 挑槽
  • 挑正梁
  • 挑毛揀刺/挑毛拣刺
  • 挑毛病
  • 挑牙
  • 挑盡/挑尽
  • 挑眼
  • 挑空
  • 挑肥揀瘦/挑肥拣瘦 (tiāoféijiǎnshòu)
  • 挑腳/挑脚
  • 挑腳漢/挑脚汉
  • 挑試/挑试
  • 挑選/挑选 (tiāoxuǎn)
  • 挑重擔/挑重担 (tiāozhòngdàn)
  • 挑錢/挑钱
  • 挑閃/挑闪
  • 挑雪填井
  • 挑頭/挑头
  • 挑食 (tiāoshí)
  • 挑飭/挑饬
  • 挑高
  • 挑鼻子
  • 揭挑
  • 揀衣挑食/拣衣挑食
  • 撂挑子 (liàotiāozi)
  • 文武挑兒/文武挑儿
  • 獨挑/独挑
  • 百裡挑一/百里挑一 (bǎilǐtiāoyī)
  • 精挑細選/精挑细选 (jīngtiāoxìxuǎn)
  • 肩挑背負/肩挑背负
  • 蛋中挑刺
  • 針挑刀挖/针挑刀挖
  • 長挑/长挑
  • 頭挑/头挑
  • 高挑子

Pronunciation 2


Note:
  • thiau - literary;
  • thio - vernacular.

    Rime
    Character 挑
    Reading # 3/3
    Initial (聲) 定 (7)
    Final (韻) 蕭 (93)
    Tone (調) Rising (X)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) IV
    Fanqie 徒了切
    Baxter dewX
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /deuX/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /deuX/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /deuX/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /dɛwX/
    Li
    Rong
    /deuX/
    Wang
    Li
    /dieuX/
    Bernard
    Karlgren
    /dʱieuX/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    diào
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    diu6
    Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
    Character 挑
    Reading # 2/2
    Modern
    Beijing
    (Pinyin)
    tiǎo
    Middle
    Chinese
    ‹ dewX ›
    Old
    Chinese
    /*lˁewʔ/
    English provoke

    Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

    * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
    * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
    * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
    * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

    * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 挑
    Reading # 3/3
    No. 16892
    Phonetic
    component
    兆
    Rime
    group
    宵
    Rime
    subdivision
    2
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    窕
    Old
    Chinese
    /*l'eːwʔ/

    Definitions

    挑

    1. to provoke; to incite
    2. to poke
    3. to bring something into the open; to make public

    Compounds

    Pronunciation 3



    Rime
    Character 挑
    Reading # 2/3
    Initial (聲) 透 (6)
    Final (韻) 豪 (89)
    Tone (調) Level (Ø)
    Openness (開合) Open
    Division (等) I
    Fanqie 土刀切
    Baxter thaw
    Reconstructions
    Zhengzhang
    Shangfang
    /tʰɑu/
    Pan
    Wuyun
    /tʰɑu/
    Shao
    Rongfen
    /tʰɑu/
    Edwin
    Pulleyblank
    /tʰaw/
    Li
    Rong
    /tʰɑu/
    Wang
    Li
    /tʰɑu/
    Bernard
    Karlgren
    /tʰɑu/
    Expected
    Mandarin
    Reflex
    tāo
    Expected
    Cantonese
    Reflex
    tou1
    Zhengzhang system (2003)
    Character 挑
    Reading # 1/3
    No. 16842
    Phonetic
    component
    兆
    Rime
    group
    宵
    Rime
    subdivision
    1
    Corresponding
    MC rime
    饕
    Old
    Chinese
    /*l̥ʰaːw/

    Definitions

    挑

    1. Only used in 挑達/挑达 (tāotà, “walking back and forth; coming and going”).

    Japanese

    Kanji

    挑

    (common “Jōyō” kanji)

    1. challenge
    2. contend for
    3. make love to

    Readings

    From Middle Chinese 挑 (MC dewX); compare Mandarin 挑 (tiǎo):

    From Middle Chinese 挑 (MC thew); compare Mandarin 挑 (tiāo):

    From Middle Chinese 挑 (MC thaw); compare Mandarin 挑 (tāo):

    From native Japanese roots:

    Compounds

    Korean

    Etymology

    From Middle Chinese 挑 (MC thew|thaw|dewX).

    Pronunciation

    Hanja

    Wikisource 挑 (eumhun 돋울 도 (dodul do))
    挑 (eumhun 기릴 조 (giril jo))

    1. Hanja form? of 도/조 (“a load carried on the shoulders”).
    2. Hanja form? of 도/조 (“carry”).

    Compounds

    References

    • 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
    • Zonmal.com Hanja Dictionary (존말닷컴 한자사전/漢字辭典) (2002-2005).

    Vietnamese

    Han character

    挑: Hán Nôm readings: vẹo, khêu, khều, khiêu, khểu, treo, trẹo

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