讨 tǎo
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
讨厌
tǎoyàn
to hate; annoying
Characters in this word
厌 yàn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 厂 — cliff
- Made of
- 厂 cliff 犬 dog
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我讨厌雨天。 Wǒ tǎoyàn yǔtiān. I hate rainy days.
- 他很讨厌。 Tā hěn tǎoyàn. He is very annoying.
- 别讨厌我。 Bié tǎoyàn wǒ. Do not hate me.