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挑 = 兆 + 扌
挑 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “challenge”. It is built from 兆 (portent) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 710.
- Keyword
- challenge
- RTK frame
- 710
- Strokes
- 9
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- チョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- いど.む
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- вызов
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 挑 a load carried on the shoulders
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 挑 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “portent” + “finger”. 挑 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 挑 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.