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CHINESE CHARACTER

tǎo

讨

讨

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dun

Numbered pinyin
tao3
English meanings
demand, dun, marry (a woman)

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 讠; right 寸.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰讠寸

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tǎo讨gè个shuōfa说法。

    Demand an explanation.

  2. 02

    tǎorénxǐhuan讨人喜欢。

    Endearing.

  3. 03

    lǐxìng理性gōutōng沟通。

    Rational communication.

  4. 04

    xīn心píng平qì气hé和。

    Calm.

  5. 05

    tuǒshàn妥善jiějué解决。

    Properly resolved.

  6. 06

    jiē皆dà大huān欢xǐ喜。

    All pleased.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 乞讨
  • 商讨
  • 探讨
  • 检讨
  • 研讨
  • 讨人喜欢
  • 讨价还价
  • 讨厌
  • 讨好
  • 讨论