Memory phrase for the Kanji: 讨


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Meaning to ask/demand for, to beg, provoke, invite

Pronunciation

tǎo

Explanation

Left: word / (sound waves out of a mouth ), right: skillful hand

Mnemonic


 
Use words and a skillful hand to ask for sth.

Radicals

wordtraditionally , which shows sound waves out of a mouth
skillful handImage of a hand forearm and pulse . It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand".
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 Vocabulary

 讨论  tǎo lùn  to discuss; to talk over
 探讨  tàn tǎo  to investigate; to probe
 讨厌  tǎo yàn  disgusting; troublesome; nuisance; nasty; to hate doing sth
 讨嫌  tǎo xián  disagreeable; hateful; a pain in the neck
 乞讨  qǐ tǎo  to beg; to go begging
 讨好卖乖  tǎo hǎo mài guāi  to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
 讨俏  tǎo qiào  deliberately provocative; saucy
 讨俏  tǎo qiào  


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