| 1 | 挑 | 挑 | tiǎo | tiao3 | to raise; to dig up; to poke; to prick; to incite; to stir up | | |
| 2 | 挑战 | 挑戰 | tiǎo zhàn | tiao3 zhan4 | to challenge; challenge | | |
| 3 | 挑起 | 挑起 | tiǎo qǐ | tiao3 qi3 | to provoke; to stir up; to incite | | |
| 4 | 挑花眼 | 挑花眼 | tiǎo huā yǎn | tiao3 hua1 yan3 | (fig.) to get cross-eyed; to be bewildered | | |
| 5 | 挑嘴 | 挑嘴 | tiǎo zuǐ | tiao3 zui3 | to sow discord; picky about food | | |
| 6 | 挑战者号 | 挑戰者號 | tiǎo zhàn zhě hào | Tiao3 zhan4 zhe3 Hao4 | Space Shuttle Challenger | | |
| 7 | 挑战者 | 挑戰者 | tiǎo zhàn zhě | tiao3 zhan4 zhe3 | challenger | | |
| 8 | 挑檐 | 挑簷 | tiǎo yán | tiao3 yan2 | eaves | | |
| 9 | 挑衅 | 挑釁 | tiǎo xìn | tiao3 xin4 | to provoke; provocation | | |
| 10 | 挑头儿 | 挑頭兒 | tiǎo tóu r | tiao3 tou2 r5 | erhua variant of 挑头 | | |
| 11 | 挑头 | 挑頭 | tiǎo tóu | tiao3 tou2 | to take the lead; to be first to (do sth); to pioneer | | |
| 12 | 挑唆 | 挑唆 | tiǎo suō | tiao3 suo1 | to incite; to stir up; to instigate | | |
| 13 | 挑三窝四 | 挑三窩四 | tiǎo sān wō sì | tiao3 san1 wo1 si4 | to sow discord everywhere | | |
| 14 | 挑弄 | 挑弄 | tiǎo nòng | tiao3 nong4 | to incite; to provoke; to tease | | |
| 15 | 挑明 | 挑明 | tiǎo míng | tiao3 ming2 | to illuminate; to open up (a topic) | | |
| 16 | 挑花 | 挑花 | tiǎo huā | tiao3 hua1 | cross-stitch (embroidery) | | |
| 17 | 挑逗性 | 挑逗性 | tiǎo dòu xìng | tiao3 dou4 xing4 | provocative; tantalizing; titillating | | |
| 18 | 挑逗 | 挑逗 | tiǎo dòu | tiao3 dou4 | to provoke; to entice; to lure; to tantalize; to tease; to titillate | | |
| 19 | 挑动 | 挑動 | tiǎo dòng | tiao3 dong4 | to entice; to arouse; to provoke | | |
| 20 | 挑灯夜战 | 挑燈夜戰 | tiǎo dēng yè zhàn | tiao3 deng1 ye4 zhan4 | to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night; to burn the midnight oil | | |
| 21 | 挑灯拨火 | 挑燈撥火 | tiǎo dēng bō huǒ | tiao3 deng1 bo1 huo3 | to sow discord; to provoke | | |
| 22 | 挑灯 | 挑燈 | tiǎo dēng | tiao3 deng1 | to light a lamp; to raise a lantern | | |
| 23 | 挑大梁 | 挑大梁 | tiǎo dà liáng | tiao3 da4 liang2 | to play a leading role; to bear a heavy responsibility | | |
| 24 | 挑出 | 挑出 | tiǎo chū | tiao3 chu1 | corbel (in architecture) | | |
| 25 | 挑拨是非 | 挑撥是非 | tiǎo bō shì fēi | tiao3 bo1 shi4 fei1 | to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people; to tell tales; to make mischief | | |