The kanji 挑: meaning, readings and stroke order

挑

Meaning: challenge, provoke
On reading: チョウ chou
Kun reading: いど（む） idomu
Strokes: 9
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 9 · senior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: thách thức, khiêu khích (khiêu)
Japanese: たちむかう。あいてをけしかける。
Korean: 도전하다, 부추기다 (도)
Chinese: 挑战、挑衅

Readings, words and example sentences

チョウ chou · on reading · less common

挑ちょう戦せん
challenge, trying something hard
新しい記録に 挑ちょう戦せんします。
I try to set a new record.

いど（む） idomu · kun reading · less common

挑いどむ
to take on, to challenge
むずかしい山に 挑いどみます。
We take on a hard mountain.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.