Depicts using speech (言) and one's hands (寸) to manage or govern. The meaning later shifted to "discuss" and "ask for".
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Traditional (討)
Simplified (讨)
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)訛 extort (trad)
Historical Evolution
讨
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
讨
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
讨
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
讨
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
讨
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
讨
Regular
Modern
Chinese
讨 / 討 [tǎo]
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
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (61)
讨厌 [tǎoyàn] #582
to dislike
讨论 [tǎolùn] #1,011
to discuss
探讨 [tàntǎo] #11,136
to investigate
研讨会 [yántǎohuì] #11,484
discussion forum
讨好 [tǎohǎo] #8,064
to get the desired outcome
讨价还价 [tǎojiàhuánjià] #8,859
to haggle over price
检讨 [jiǎntǎo] #28,286
to examine or inspect
商讨 [shāngtǎo] #12,104
to discuss
研讨 [yántǎo] #33,807
discussion
乞讨 [qǐtǎo] #15,435
to beg
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JAPANESE WORDS (70)
⭐ 検討 [けんとう] #2,972
consideration
⭐ 討つ [うつ] #3,034
to attack
不意打ち [ふいうち] #5,881
surprise attack
討伐 [とうばつ] #8,162
subjugation (using military force)
返り討ち [かえりうち] #9,730
killing a would-be avenger
⭐ 迎え撃つ [むかえうつ] #9,737
to meet (the enemy) and attack
打ち破る [うちやぶる] #10,773
to break
打ち取る [うちとる] #15,451
to kill (with a weapon)
⭐ 一騎打ち [いっきうち] #18,327
single combat
⭐ 掃討 [そうとう] #19,622
cleaning up (enemy remnants)
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