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Chinese symbol for “discussion”

研讨
yán tǎo
Traditional: 研討
discussion

The closest CC-CEDICT match for discussion is 研讨 (yán tǎo), defined as: discussion.

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

研 yán
to grind, to rub; to study, to research
radical 112 ⽯ · 9 strokes
讨 tǎo
to haggle, to discuss; to demand, to ask for
radical 149 ⾔ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “discussion”

WordPinyinMeaning
丛谈 (叢談)cóng tándiscussion; forum
议论 (議論)yì lùnto comment; to talk about
商议 (商議)shāng yìto negotiate; discussion
交谈 (交談)jiāo tánto discuss; to converse; chat; discussion
对谈 (對談)duì tánto talk with sb (face to face); discussion

Related words

Other words that share a character with 研讨.

WordPinyinMeaning
研究yán jiūresearch; a study
研发 (研發)yán fāresearch and development; to develop
研究所yán jiū suǒresearch institute; graduate studies
研究生yán jiū shēnggraduate student; postgraduate student
科研kē yán(scientific) research
研制 (研製)yán zhìto research and manufacture; to research and to develop
讨论 (討論)tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over
讨厌 (討厭)tǎo yànto dislike; to loathe; annoying; troublesome

See also: Japanese symbol for “discussion”.

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.

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