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调 — to transfer; to move

to transfer; to move; to investigate; to enquire into; accent

Pinyin
diào · tiáo
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — diào, tiáo — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 调: 10 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

调 — 10 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 调 in the HSK syllabus: 27

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 空调kōngtiáoair conditioning; air conditionerHSK 3
  2. 调查diàocháinvestigation; inquiry; to investigate; to surveyHSK 4
  3. 调diàoto transfer; to move; to investigateHSK 5
  4. 调研diàoyánto investigate and research; research; investigationHSK 5
  5. 强调qiángdiàoto emphasize; to stressHSK 5
  6. 调tiáoto transfer; to move; to investigateHSK 5
  7. 调皮tiáopínaughty; mischievous; unrulyHSK 5
  8. 调整tiáozhěngto adjust; to revise; to reorganizeHSK 5
  9. 单调dāndiàomonotonousHSK 6
  10. 调动diàodòngto transfer; to maneuver; movement of personnelHSK 6
  11. 声调shēngdiàotone; note; a toneHSK 6
  12. 调节tiáojiéto adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcileHSK 6
  13. 协调xiétiáoto coordinate; to harmonize; to fit togetherHSK 6
  14. 低调dīdiàolow pitch; quiet; subdued; low-key; low-profileHSK 7–9
  15. 调度diàodùto dispatch; to schedule; to manage; dispatcherHSK 7–9
  16. 高调gāodiàohigh-sounding speech; bombast; high-profileHSK 7–9
  17. 烹调pēngtiáoto cookHSK 7–9
  18. 情调qíngdiàoambience; mood; flavorHSK 7–9
  19. 上调shàngtiáoto raise; to adjust upwardsHSK 7–9
  20. 调和tiáohéharmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; mediationHSK 7–9
  21. 调剂tiáojìto adjust; to redistributeHSK 7–9
  22. 调解tiáojiěto mediate; to bring parties to an agreementHSK 7–9
  23. 调侃tiáokǎnto ridicule; to tease; to mock; idle talk; chitchatHSK 7–9
  24. 调控tiáokòngto regulate; to controlHSK 7–9
  25. 调料tiáoliàocondiment; seasoning; flavoringHSK 7–9
  26. 调试tiáoshìto debug; to adjust components during testingHSK 7–9
  27. 下调xiàtiáoto adjust downwards; to lowerHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.