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字HANZI DESK

挑衅

Traditional: 挑釁

tiǎo xìn

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

tiǎo xìn · tiu1 jan6 (Jyutping)

  1. to provoke; provocation

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

挑

Meaning
a load carried on the shoulders; to carry
Radical
扌
Strokes
9
Components
⿰扌兆
Cangjie
QLMO
Four-corner
5201.3

衅

Meaning
consecrate sacrificial vessels by smearing blood; rift
Radical
血
Strokes
11
Components
⿰血半
Cangjie
HTFQ
Four-corner
2915

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