The character 讨 — “discuss”: how to write it and what it means

讨

tǎo

discuss; seek, ask for

5 strokes · HSK 4

The Chinese character 讨 is read tǎo and means “discuss; seek, ask for”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.

Stroke order: how to write 讨

讨 has 5 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.

To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 讨, with strokes to trace and empty squares.

Words with 讨

Frequently asked questions

How do you write the character 讨?

讨 has 5 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.

What does 讨 mean?

讨 means “discuss; seek, ask for”. It appears in 讨厌 (“can't stand”), 讨论 (“discuss”), 研讨 (“discuss”), 探讨 (“examine”).

How do you pronounce 讨?

讨 is read tǎo. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.

How many strokes does 讨 have?

5 strokes.

← 无 not have 厌 be fed up →

More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.

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