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Kanji Detail for 挑 - "to challenge, to provoke, to select"
挑
- Meaning
挑 means "to challenge, to provoke, to select."
Challenge - To confront; to dare.
Provoke - To incite; to stir up.
Select - To choose carefully; to pick out.
Carry - To bear on a pole across the shoulders.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
challenge; contend for; make love to
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
a load carried on the shoulders; to carry
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
Carrying on a pole. Shouldering goods on a pole. | To select. Now, selecting people is also 挑. In Qing selection law, there was 大挑, meaning selecting failed examinees with good appearance for official positions. | To provoke. Such as 挑撥, 挑逗, meaning stirring the calm into action. | 挑達: Frivolous appearance. See (Book of Odes).
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