挑衅 tiǎoxìn provocation

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Traditional: 挑釁

Stroke order

挑衅 is written in 20 strokes across 2 characters.

挑衅 — the Chinese character for provocation (tiǎoxìn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 挑衅 — provocation

挑 — 9 strokes
衅 — 11 strokes

Characters in 挑衅

挑 tiǎo — to raise; to dig up; to poke
衅 xìn — quarrel; dispute; a blood sacrifice (arch.)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

挑衅 is pronounced tiǎoxìn and means “provocation”.

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