挑
lift up; provoke; embroidery stitch
Meanings
5 senses · 25 examplesverb
to lift up; to prop up
Used to raise or support something using a long, thin tool like a bamboo pole.
Please help me lift up the curtain.
He used a bamboo pole to pry open the padlock on the door.
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She used a hanger to lift the curtain that had blown to the floor.
The fisherman used a long pole to untangle the fishing net.
He raised his eyebrows to show surprise.
verb
to poke; to stir; to pick out
Used to move or separate small objects with a thin tool.
Be careful not to pick the splinter out of your hand.
He used chopsticks to pick out the fatty meat in the bowl.
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Please help me stir the charcoal in the fire pit.
She used a toothpick to remove the vegetable leaves from between her teeth.
Don't use a pencil to poke around in the stationery box.
verb
to do embroidery with a raised stitch
formal, used in art contextsRefers to the specific embroidery technique of lifting warp or weft threads with a needle.
Grandma is good at raised stitch embroidery.
This raised stitch embroidered shirt is handmade.
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She learned the raised stitch embroidery craft from her teacher.
Miao ethnic group's raised stitch embroidery is very famous.
She embroidered a beautiful flower with raised stitch on her handkerchief.
verb
to provoke; to incite; to stir up trouble
formal, often negativeUsed to describe intentionally causing conflict or discord between people or groups.
The enemy attempted to provoke a war between the two countries.
He always stirs up trouble between colleagues.
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Don't listen to other people's provocative remarks.
This conflict was intentionally provoked by someone.
He was accused of inciting the masses to oppose the government.
noun
Chinese character stroke (rising left-to-right)
technical, used in calligraphy and Chinese language educationRefers to the 'rising slash' stroke shape ╱ in Chinese calligraphy, also called 提 tí.
The second stroke of the Chinese character '十' is the rising slash.
The teacher taught us to write the rising slash stroke in the character '又'.
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The rising slash stroke in this character was not written forcefully enough.
Is the final stroke of the character '土' the rising slash?
In calligraphy class, we practiced writing the horizontal and rising slash strokes.