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 wordtraditionally 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth
寸 skillful handImage of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. 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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