Read Edit View history Discussion 讨 tǎo HSK2 to discuss Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 討. Depicts using speech (言) and one's hands (寸) to manage or govern. The meaning later shifted to "discuss" and "ask for". Pinyin Separate values with commas tǎo × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 討 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 讠 is a component form of 言. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 讨 Simp strokes 讨 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a hand. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 讨 Simp strokes 讨 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 讨 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 288, 788 ], [ 387, 733 ], [ 417, 692 ] ], [ [ 71, 436 ], [ 135, 436 ], [ 277, 499 ], [ 313, 498 ], [ 323, 489 ], [ 291, 171 ], [ 300, 131 ], [ 350, 148 ], [ 460, 239 ] ], [ [ 453, 484 ], [ 506, 479 ], [ 668, 513 ], [ 832, 539 ], [ 869, 542 ], [ 937, 528 ] ], [ [ 702, 801 ], [ 736, 778 ], [ 758, 752 ], [ 749, 556 ], [ 754, 93 ], [ 731, 39 ], [ 687, 55 ], [ 590, 112 ] ], [ [ 485, 375 ], [ 564, 320 ], [ 586, 282 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 316 743 Q 350 716 387 684 Q 403 671 420 672 Q 432 673 437 688 Q 441 704 430 737 Q 423 759 385 776 Q 294 801 284 795 Q 278 791 281 777 Q 285 764 316 743 Z", "M 156 468 Q 105 452 77 449 Q 62 449 60 441 Q 56 432 67 425 Q 110 401 137 412 Q 195 437 247 465 Q 274 480 283 472 Q 293 465 288 439 Q 288 399 286 359 Q 285 245 253 141 Q 237 108 280 56 Q 290 43 300 50 Q 309 57 320 82 Q 365 134 456 223 Q 469 235 466 242 Q 465 251 453 241 Q 408 213 363 182 Q 311 142 321 204 Q 320 270 343 431 Q 347 456 370 480 Q 382 490 372 504 Q 360 520 321 537 Q 308 544 291 532 Q 206 484 156 468 Z", "M 778 506 Q 826 512 886 513 Q 937 513 945 523 Q 949 535 933 547 Q 881 583 818 564 Q 799 560 778 554 L 724 542 Q 699 538 672 532 Q 572 513 455 493 Q 436 490 450 475 Q 463 463 481 459 Q 500 455 515 459 Q 617 492 724 501 L 778 506 Z", "M 724 501 Q 723 359 722 120 Q 721 96 708 87 Q 698 80 672 90 Q 644 100 615 109 Q 581 124 583 112 Q 584 105 605 88 Q 680 27 698 -7 Q 720 -47 738 -48 Q 754 -49 770 -12 Q 791 37 790 117 Q 777 310 778 506 L 778 554 Q 787 707 798 745 Q 816 778 756 802 Q 719 821 699 814 Q 680 807 697 782 Q 721 752 722 716 Q 723 698 724 542 L 724 501 Z", "M 506 330 Q 531 306 557 277 Q 570 264 587 263 Q 599 263 605 277 Q 611 292 602 324 Q 598 343 567 359 Q 498 390 480 383 Q 474 379 475 366 Q 479 353 506 330 Z" ] } 5 strokes 讨 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 288, 788 ], [ 387, 733 ], [ 417, 692 ] ], [ [ 71, 436 ], [ 135, 436 ], [ 277, 499 ], [ 313, 498 ], [ 323, 489 ], [ 291, 171 ], [ 300, 131 ], [ 350, 148 ], [ 460, 239 ] ], [ [ 453, 484 ], [ 506, 479 ], [ 668, 513 ], [ 832, 539 ], [ 869, 542 ], [ 937, 528 ] ], [ [ 702, 801 ], [ 736, 778 ], [ 758, 752 ], [ 749, 556 ], [ 754, 93 ], [ 731, 39 ], [ 687, 55 ], [ 590, 112 ] ], [ [ 485, 375 ], [ 564, 320 ], [ 586, 282 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 316 743 Q 350 716 387 684 Q 403 671 420 672 Q 432 673 437 688 Q 441 704 430 737 Q 423 759 385 776 Q 294 801 284 795 Q 278 791 281 777 Q 285 764 316 743 Z", "M 156 468 Q 105 452 77 449 Q 62 449 60 441 Q 56 432 67 425 Q 110 401 137 412 Q 195 437 247 465 Q 274 480 283 472 Q 293 465 288 439 Q 288 399 286 359 Q 285 245 253 141 Q 237 108 280 56 Q 290 43 300 50 Q 309 57 320 82 Q 365 134 456 223 Q 469 235 466 242 Q 465 251 453 241 Q 408 213 363 182 Q 311 142 321 204 Q 320 270 343 431 Q 347 456 370 480 Q 382 490 372 504 Q 360 520 321 537 Q 308 544 291 532 Q 206 484 156 468 Z", "M 778 506 Q 826 512 886 513 Q 937 513 945 523 Q 949 535 933 547 Q 881 583 818 564 Q 799 560 778 554 L 724 542 Q 699 538 672 532 Q 572 513 455 493 Q 436 490 450 475 Q 463 463 481 459 Q 500 455 515 459 Q 617 492 724 501 L 778 506 Z", "M 724 501 Q 723 359 722 120 Q 721 96 708 87 Q 698 80 672 90 Q 644 100 615 109 Q 581 124 583 112 Q 584 105 605 88 Q 680 27 698 -7 Q 720 -47 738 -48 Q 754 -49 770 -12 Q 791 37 790 117 Q 777 310 778 506 L 778 554 Q 787 707 798 745 Q 816 778 756 802 Q 719 821 699 814 Q 680 807 697 782 Q 721 752 722 716 Q 723 698 724 542 L 724 501 Z", "M 506 330 Q 531 306 557 277 Q 570 264 587 263 Q 599 263 605 277 Q 611 292 602 324 Q 598 343 567 359 Q 498 390 480 383 Q 474 379 475 366 Q 479 353 506 330 Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.