讨
討tǎo
#831 most
frequent character
to invite, to provoke
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
讨 uses 讠 speech with 寸, which here is the old form of 肘 zhǒu 'elbow' and supplies the sound. It first meant to enquire into or research. The meaning grew to discuss and ask for. In Simplified Chinese, 讠 stands for 訁.
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