调
Meaning
- to transfer
- to move (troops or cadres)
- to investigate
Example sentence
众口难调。
It is difficult to satisfy everyone.
The character 调
调 is diào for shifting things about — 调查 an investigation, 调动 a transfer — and tiáo for adjusting them: 调整 to adjust, 空调 air conditioning, and 调皮 for a child who will not be adjusted.