# 挑 — Challenge

Frequency rank 1302 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 献 (Offer), less common than 畑 (Field).

- On’yomi: ちょう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level X of XX

Fingers on the left reach toward a triceratops on the right — your fingers challenge a triceratops, daring to poke the dinosaur's horn.

In words:

- 挑む いどむ — to challenge;to contend for;to make love to
- 挑戦 ちょうせん — challenge;defiance

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