ㄊㄠ ˇ

tǎo

provoke

讨 is a 5 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as tǎo in the third tone.

In traditional Chinese the character 討 is used.

It is made up of the components 讠 (speech) and 寸 (inch).

  • 讨
    ㄊㄠ ˇ

    tǎo

    provoke

    • 讠
      ㄧㄢ ˊ

      yán

      speech

    • 寸
      ㄘㄨㄣ ˋ

      cùn

      inch

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His speech provoked me to within an inch of reacting.
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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 讨

Definitions for 讨 pronounced as tǎo

  • to invite
  • to provoke
  • to demand or ask for
  • to send armed forces to suppress
  • to denounce or condemn
  • to marry (a woman)
  • to discuss or study

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