漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
挑: challenge, contend for
Also: make love to
JLPT N19 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
扌 carries the meaning · 兆 gives the sound
9 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
チョウchou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 挑戦ちょうせん
- 挑発ちょうはつprovocation; stirring up; arousal
- 初挑戦はつちょうせんfirst challenge; first try
- 挑発的ちょうはつてきprovocative; incendiary; inflammatory
いどむidomu · kun'yomi · on its own
- 挑むいどむto challenge to (a fight, game, etc.)
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side挑 challenge · 扌
vs逃 escape · ⻌In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · tiāo
Same form: 挑 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 挑 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 挑 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin tiāo most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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