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Character #794 · The First 1000

tǎo

provoke

to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn

Strokes
510
TraditionalSimplified
討 讨
Poster cell
J29
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • tǎolùn to discuss
  • tǎoyàn to dislike
  • tàntǎo to investigate
  • yántǎo discussion
  • tǎohǎo to curry favour
  • jiǎntǎo to examine or inspect
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 讨討

Write 讨討 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, tǎo, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell J29 · 28 × 36 grid

讨討 is #794 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 讨 mean in English?
讨 (tǎo) means "provoke": to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn.
How do you pronounce 讨?
讨 is pronounced tǎo in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄊㄠˇ.
How many strokes does 讨 have?
The simplified form, 讨, has 5 strokes. The traditional form, 討, has 10.
What is the traditional form of 讨?
The traditional form of 讨 is 討. 讨 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 討 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 讨?
Common words that use 讨 include 讨论 (tǎolùn, to discuss), 讨厌 (tǎoyàn, to dislike), 探讨 (tàntǎo, to investigate), 研讨 (yántǎo, discussion).
How common is 讨?
讨 is number 794 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell J29 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.