挑衅 tiǎoxìn HSK7 to provoke Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 挑 tiǎo nounverb to incite to instigate; to stir up; to provoke; to provoke into conflict衅 釁 xìn verbnoun dispute (bound form) a quarrel or dispute; the cause of a conflict, often used in terms like 挑衅 tiǎoxìn or 寻衅 xúnxìn