挑

/ tiāo /

Strokes

Definition

to carry on a shoulder pole/to choose/to pick/to nitpick

As a Verb

carry things on either end of a shoulder pole; shoulder

Tiāo

挑

liǎng

两

tǒng

桶

shuǐ

水

carry two buckets of water on a shoulder pole

Tiāo

挑

liǎng

两

kuāng

筐

tǔ

土

carry two baskets of earth

Tiāodān

挑担

carry a load with a shoulder pole

As a Noun

shoulder pole with its load

Tiāotiāor

挑挑儿

carry a load on a shoulder pole

As a Measure word

load carried on a shoulder pole

Liǎng

两

tiāo

挑

cài

菜

two baskets of vegetables carried on a shoulder pole