tiǎo

to raise

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

hand (扌) + sound (兆) = poke, raise, or stir up

The hand radical grounds the meaning in physical action — lifting, poking, or stirring with the fingers or a tool. 兆 contributes the sound tiǎo and does not carry semantic weight here.

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他用棍子起地上的石头。

tā yòng gùn zi tiǎo qǐ dì shàng de shí tou。

He used a stick to poke up the stone on the ground.

有人故意起他们两个之间的矛盾。

yǒu rén gù yì tiǎo qǐ tā men liǎng gè zhī jiān de máo dùn。

Someone deliberately stirred up conflict between the two of them.

Words with 挑

鸡蛋里挑骨头

jī dàn li tiāo gǔ tou

to look for bones in an egg

高挑

gāo tiǎo

raised high

高挑子

gāo tiǎo zi

tall person

剃头挑子一头热

tì tóu tiāo zi yī tóu rè

lit. only one end of the barber's pole is hot (idiom)

千挑万选

qiān tiāo wàn xuǎn

to select very carefully

单挑

dān tiǎo

to pick

嫌肥挑瘦

xián féi tiāo shòu

to choose sth over another to suit one's own convenience

挑檐

tiǎo yán

eaves

挑三拣四

tiāo sān jiǎn sì

to be picky

挑三窝四

tiǎo sān wō sì

to sow discord everywhere

挑刺

tiāo cì

to carp

挑剔

tiāo ti

picky

More characters with 扌