挑衅
Old HSK 6
挑衅 (tiǎoxìn) · to provoke
挑衅 (tiǎoxìn) means “to provoke; provocation”. It is written with 2 characters: 挑 (to choose) + 衅 (to quarrel). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 挑衅 is built
The characters
挑 tiāo · to choose
What 挑 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 兆zhào — omen
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 儿ér — child
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 兆 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
衅 xìn · to quarrel
What 衅 is made of
- 血xuè — blood
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 皿mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 半bàn — half
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 牛niú — ox
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Example sentences
请不要故意挑衅别人。Qǐng búyào gùyì tiǎoxìn biérén.Please don't provoke others on purpose.
他没有理会对方的挑衅。Tā méiyǒu lǐhuì duìfāng de tiǎoxìn.He ignored the other side's provocation.
Questions about 挑衅
What does 挑衅 mean?
挑衅 (tiǎoxìn) means “to provoke; provocation”.
How do you pronounce 挑衅?
挑衅 is pronounced tiǎoxìn.
Which HSK level is 挑衅?
挑衅 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 挑衅 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 180: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.