Dong Chinese dictionary

tiāo, tiǎo

carry on the shoulder, pick

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 兆 represents the sound.

Components

扌 Meaning component

shou, shǒu

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

兆 Sound component

zhào

omen

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

tiāo

a load carried on the shoulders; to carry; to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick

tiǎo

to raise; to dig up; to poke; to prick; to incite; to stir up

Most common words with 挑

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