Tom is quite fussy.
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挑
tiāo
HSK 3.0 · 4
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tiāo · tiu1 (Jyutping)
- to carry on a shoulder pole
- to choose
- to pick
- to nitpick
tiǎo · tiu1 (Jyutping)
- to raise
- to dig up
- to poke
- to prick
- to incite
- to stir up
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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
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Example sentences
Pick me an apple.
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