挑刺 Chinese English dictionary 挑刺 translate 挑刺 pinyin

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挑刺

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
挑刺 tiāocì	挑刺 \| 挑刺* \| *挑刺	to carp / nitpicking / petty criticism

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
挑	挑 \| 挑* \| *挑	9画手扌 + 6	tiāo, tiǎo, tāo	a load carried on the shoulders; to carry	tiu1	5201.3 QLMO


刺	刺 \| 刺* \| *刺	8画刀刂 + 6	cì, qì	stab; prick, irritate; prod	ci3	5290.0 DBLN

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
挑刺 tiāocì	挑刺 \| 挑刺* \| *挑刺	to carp / nitpicking / petty criticism


挑 tiāo	挑 \| 挑* \| *挑	to carry on a shoulder pole / to choose / to pick / to nitpick


挑 tiǎo	挑 \| 挑* \| *挑	to raise / to dig up / to poke / to prick / to incite / to stir up


刺　cī	刺 \| 刺* \| *刺	(onom.) whoosh


刺　cì	刺 \| 刺* \| *刺	thorn / sting / thrust / to prick / to pierce / to stab / to assassinate / to murder