挑
Meaning
- to carry on a shoulder pole
- to choose
- to pick
Example sentence
这只狗挑了。
This dog jumped.
The character 挑
挑 is tiāo for picking and choosing — 挑选, 挑食 for a fussy eater — and tiǎo for lifting or stirring up: 挑战 a challenge, 挑起 to provoke. One hand, two tones.