調 (diào)
tune; tone; melody
How 調 is written
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 言 — speech
- Traditional
- 調
- Simplified
- 调
調 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- diào
- to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into
- tiáo
- to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well
Common words using 調
- 低調 dīdiào
- low pitch; quiet (voice); subdued
- 強調 qiángdiào
- to emphasize (a statement); to stress
- 情調 qíngdiào
- sentiment; tone and mood; taste
- 空調 kōngtiáo
- air conditioning
- 藍調 lándiào
- blues (music)
- 調味 tiáowèi
- seasoning; condiment; flavoring
- 調戲 tiáoxì
- to take liberties with a woman; to dally; to assail a woman with obscenities
- 調整 tiáozhěng
- to adjust; adjustment; revision
- 調料 tiáoliào
- condiment; seasoning; flavoring
- 調查 diàochá
- investigation; inquiry; to investigate
- 調皮 tiáopí
- naughty; mischievous; unruly
- 調節 tiáojié
- to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize
調 in a sentence
這首歌的曲調很奇怪。
Zhè shǒu gē de qǔdiào hěn qíguài.
“The melody of this song is very strange.”
How common is 調?
調 is the 400th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 71% of all running text.
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