讨(tǎo)

HSK 25 strokesTrad. 討

to invite

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Character information

Pinyin
tǎo
Meaning
to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
討

Origin & structure

Where 讨 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰讠寸

To ask 讠 for something 寸

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

讠yán寸cùn

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 討: To ask 言 for something 寸

How to write 讨 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 讨

Common words using 讨 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tǎo讨lùn论
HSK 2

to discuss; to talk over

Open 讨论 page →
tǎo讨yàn厌
HSK 5

to dislike

Open 讨厌 page →
tàn探tǎo讨
HSK 6

to investigate

Open 探讨 page →
qǐ乞tǎo讨
HSK 7-9

to beg; to go begging

Open 乞讨 page →
shāng商tǎo讨
HSK 7-9

to discuss; to deliberate

Open 商讨 page →
jiǎn检tǎo讨
HSK 7-9

to examine or inspect

Open 检讨 page →
yán研tǎo讨
HSK 7-9

discussion

Open 研讨 page →
tǎo讨hǎo好
HSK 7-9

to get the desired outcome

Open 讨好 page →

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论厌探乞商检研好

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