Chinese words pronounced diao (any tone) 22 words, in the 3 tones diao is read in. diāo (1st tone) 10 words 雕(diāo) carve 貂(diāo) sable or marten 叼(diāo) hold with one's mouth 碉(diāo) rock cave 刁(diāo) artful 凋(diāo) withered 鲷(diāo) porgy 汈(diāo) (used in place names) 琱(diāo) engrave gems 蛁(diāo) Pomponia maculatiocollis 鵰(diāo) bird of prey 貂(diāo) sable or marten 叼(diāo) hold with one's mouth 碉(diāo) rock cave 刁(diāo) artful 凋(diāo) withered 鯛(diāo) porgy 汈(diāo) (used in place names) 琱(diāo) engrave gems 蛁(diāo) Pomponia maculatiocollis diǎo (3rd tone) 2 words 鸟(diǎo) penis 屌(diǎo) penis 鳥(diǎo) penis 屌(diǎo) penis diào (4th tone) 10 words 掉(diào) fall 调(diào) transfer 吊(diào) suspend 钓(diào) angle 蓧(diào) bamboo basket 藋(diào) Sambucu javinica 伄(diào) used in 伄儅 diàodāng 铫(diào) pan with a long handle 铞(diào) see 钌铞儿 窎(diào) distant 掉(diào) fall 調(diào) transfer 弔(diào) lament 釣(diào) angle 蓧(diào) bamboo basket 藋(diào) Sambucu javinica 伄(diào) used in 伄儅 diàodāng 銚(diào) pan with a long handle 銱(diào) see 钌铞儿 窵(diào) distant