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The character 挑 is a versatile verb with two pronunciations. Its left side features the hand radical 扌, indicating a physical action. The right component, 兆, originally depicted cracks on a divination turtle shell serving as an omen, but here it functions solely as a phonetic element. One meaning relates to physical acts like selecting, picking up, or carrying goods on a pole. The other encompasses metaphorical actions such as stirring up trouble, challenging someone, or deliberately provoking a reaction, all conceptually derived from the literal motion of poking or lifting.
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妈妈挑选新鲜的水果。
他挑了一件蓝色的衬衫。
不要挑剔别人的缺点。
他挑战了新的工作。
她挑起了两人的争吵。
爷爷以前每天挑水灌溉。
有人挑拨他们之间的关系。
他故意挑逗那只小猫玩耍。