调

tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange; to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view

Strokes
10
Pinyin
diào, tiáo

Parts

Words with 调

  1. 上调shàng tiáo · shangtiaoto raise (prices); to adjust upwards
  2. 下调xià diào · xiadiaoto demote; to pass down to a lower unit; to adjust downwards
  3. 中调zhōng diào · zhongdiao(perfumery) middle note; heart note
  4. 主调zhǔ diào · zhudiaomain point of an argument; a principal viewpoint
  5. 低调dī diào · didiaolow pitch; quiet (voice); subdued
  6. 借调jiè diào · jiediaoto temporarily transfer (personnel)
  7. 前调qián diào · qiandiao(perfumery) top note
  8. 升调shēng diào · shengdiaoto promote to a higher post; (linguistics) rising intonation; (Chinese linguistics) rising tone
  9. 协调xié tiáo · xietiaoto coordinate; to harmonize; to fit together
  10. 可调kě tiáo · ketiaoadjustable
  11. 同调tóng diào · tongdiaosame tone; in agreement with; homology (invariant of a topological space in math.)
  12. 商调shāng diào · shangdiaoto negotiate the transfer of personnel
  13. 单调dān diào · dandiaomonotonous
  14. 回调huí diào · huidiaocallback (computing)
  15. 地调dì diào · didiaogeological survey, abbr. for 地質調查|地质调查[di4 zhi4 diao4 cha2]
  16. 基调jī diào · jidiaomain key (of a musical composition); keynote (speech)
  17. 大调dà diào · dadiao(music) major key
  18. 失调shī diào · shidiaoout of tune (music); imbalance; to become dysfunctional
  19. 字调zì diào · zidiaotone of a character
  20. 定调dìng diào · dingdiaoto set the tone
  21. 宫调gōng diào · gongdiaomodes of ancient Chinese music
  22. 对调duì diào · duidiaoto swap places; to exchange roles
  23. 小调xiǎo diào · xiaodiaoxiaodiao, a Chinese folk song genre; (music) minor key
  24. 岔调chà diào · chadiao(of a voice) husky; hoarse; affected
  25. 带调dài diào · daidiaoto have a tone mark
  26. 强调qiáng diào · qiangdiaoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
  27. 后调hòu diào · houdiao(perfumery) base note
  28. 微调wēi tiáo · weitiaofine tuning; trimming
  29. 征调zhēng diào · zhengdiaoto conscript; to second (personnel); to requisition (supplies etc)
  30. 徽调huī diào · huidiaoAnhui opera

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences