to discuss; to look into; to ask for; to demand; to provoke; to incur; to marry (a wife); to attack; to denounce
讨 with the speech side: 讨论 and 探讨 'discuss', 乞讨 'beg', and 讨厌 'annoying'.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC: 会意，从讠、从寸 — the speech side with the piece named by ZDIC.
WHOLE CHARACTER
to discuss; to look into; to ask for; to demand; to provoke; to incur; to marry (a wife); to attack; to denounce
讨 with the speech side: 讨论 and 探讨 'discuss', 乞讨 'beg', and 讨厌 'annoying'.
ZDIC: 会意，从讠、从寸 — the speech side with the piece named by ZDIC.
LEFT: THE SPEECH SIDE — ASKING AND DISCUSSING HAPPEN IN WORDS
speech (from 言)
The simplified speech form; not a standalone page.
In 讨: left: the speech side — asking and discussing happen in words Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
RIGHT: THE PIECE NAMED BY ZDIC
inch; very small
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.
In 讨: right: the piece named by ZDIC Shown as the named piece; no sound hint is claimed from it.
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