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讨

Traditional: 討

tǎo

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

tǎo · tou2 (Jyutping)

  1. to invite
  2. to provoke
  3. to demand or ask for
  4. to send armed forces to suppress
  5. to denounce or condemn
  6. to marry (a woman)
  7. to discuss or study

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

讨

Meaning
to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry
Radical
讠
Strokes
5
Components
⿰讠寸
Cangjie
IVDI
Four-corner
3470

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