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挺 means 'volunteer'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 2477   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-5    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 7 words   Used in 21 words   Used in 7 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
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On    チョウ
Kun    counter for guns, inksticks, palanquins, rickshaws, bravely volunteer
⿰   () hand   court  
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挺 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 挺 is used 20 times, read 2 ways.
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airborne
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チョウ : 3 words FIND ALL
Most common form: ちょう
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
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An additional テイ less common words include 挺 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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テイ    volunteer   
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hand
テイ    court   
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long stride
ニン    #9, 9th; burden   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
シ   samurai
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