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Chinese symbol for “discuss”

讨论
tǎo lùn
Traditional: 討論
to discuss; to talk over

The closest CC-CEDICT match for discuss is 讨论 (tǎo lùn), defined as: to discuss; to talk over.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

讨 tǎo
to haggle, to discuss; to demand, to ask for
radical 149 ⾔ · 5 strokes
论 lùn
debate; discussion
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “discuss”

WordPinyinMeaning
说道 (說道)shuō daoto discuss; reason (behind sth)
谈论 (談論)tán lùnto discuss; to talk about
评 (評)píngto discuss; to comment
交谈 (交談)jiāo tánto discuss; to converse; chat; discussion
谈谈 (談談)tán tánto discuss; to have a chat

Related words

Other words that share a character with 讨论.

WordPinyinMeaning
讨厌 (討厭)tǎo yànto dislike; to loathe; annoying; troublesome
探讨 (探討)tàn tǎoto investigate; to probe
研讨会 (研討會)yán tǎo huìdiscussion forum; seminar
检讨 (檢討)jiǎn tǎoto examine or inspect; self-criticism
研讨 (研討)yán tǎodiscussion
理论 (理論)lǐ lùntheory; 个 (gè)
无论 (無論)wú lùnno matter what or how; regardless of whether...
评论 (評論)píng lùnto comment on; to discuss

See also: Japanese symbol for “discuss”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.