Memory phrase for the character: 讨

讨

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Meaning

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

Pronunciation

tǎo

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

Use words and a skillful hand to ask for sth.

Radicals

讠	word	Traditionally written as 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth.
寸	skillful hand	Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. As a body part this is the forearm 肘. 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".

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

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