Chinese words pronounced tiao (any tone) 25 words, in the 4 tones tiao is read in. tiāo (1st tone) 5 words 挑(tiāo) to carry on a shoulder pole 祧(tiāo) ancestral hall 佻(tiāo) frivolous 恌(tiāo) frivolous 聎(tiāo) tinnitus 挑(tiāo) to carry on a shoulder pole 祧(tiāo) ancestral hall 佻(tiāo) frivolous 恌(tiāo) frivolous 聎(tiāo) tinnitus tiáo (2nd tone) 12 words 条(tiáo) strip 调(tiáo) to harmonize 苕(tiáo) reed grass 龆(tiáo) shed the milk teeth 笤(tiáo) broom 條(tiáo) strip 調(tiáo) to harmonize 苕(tiáo) reed grass 齠(tiáo) shed the milk teeth 笤(tiáo) broom All 12 words pronounced tiáo tiǎo (3rd tone) 5 words 挑(tiǎo) to raise 窕(tiǎo) quiet and secluded 朓(tiǎo) the appearance of the moon in the west at the end of a lunar month 斢(tiǎo) to exchange 誂(tiǎo) to tempt 挑(tiǎo) to raise 窕(tiǎo) quiet and secluded 朓(tiǎo) the appearance of the moon in the west at the end of a lunar month 斢(tiǎo) to exchange 誂(tiǎo) to tempt tiào (4th tone) 4 words 跳(tiào) to jump 粜(tiào) to sell 眺(tiào) to gaze into the distance 覜(tiào) have an audience 跳(tiào) to jump 糶(tiào) to sell 眺(tiào) to gaze into the distance 覜(tiào) have an audience