
| tiāo | carry on a pole/choose | 
| tiǎo | incite | 
| 挑 | to carry on a pole to choose | 
| 挑三拣四 | choosy | 
| 挑三窝四 | to sow discord everywhere | 
| 挑不动 | too heavy to carry | 
| 挑出 | corbel (in architecture) | 
| 挑刺 | to carp nitpicking petty criticism | 
| 挑刺儿 | find fault; pick holes; be captious | 
| 挑剔 | picky fussy | 
| 挑动 | to entice to arouse to provoke | 
| 挑口板 | fascia eaves board | 
| 挑唆 | to incite to stir up to instigate | 
| 挑嘴 | to sow discord picky about food | 
| 挑大梁 | to play a leading role to bear a heavy responsibility | 
| 挑夫 | porter | 
| 挑头 | to take the lead to be first to (do sth) to pioneer | 
| 挑头儿 | erhua variant of 挑頭|挑头, to take the lead to be first to (do sth) to pioneer | 
| 挑子 | carrying pole with its load | 
| 挑字眼 | to cavil at somebody's choice of words; to quibble | 
| 挑字眼儿 | find fault with the choice of words; quibble | 
| 挑弄 | to incite to provoke to tease |