提调 Traditional form: 提調 Pinyin (reading): tídiào Definitions: to supervise (troops) to appoint (officers) to select and assign Characters: 提 - to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise 调 - tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange Traditional characters: 提 - to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise 調 - tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange