| 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 |