套
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tào · case, cover, envelope, wrapper

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #715
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Understand the reusable parts

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Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 套

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tàoWords pronounced tào
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Example sentences

Notice where 套 sits in each complete thought.

Tā chuān shàng le hēi sè de wài tào.他穿上了黑色的外套。

He put on the black coat.

Source: Tatoeba #848840 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ tā de shǒu tào liú zài jū shàng le.她把她的手套留在車上了。

She left her gloves in the car.

Source: Tatoeba #891720 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng yào diǎn dāng rì tào cān.我想要点当日套餐。

I'd like to buy menu of the day.

Source: Tatoeba #792821 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shuō de shì yí tào, zuò de yòu shì yí tào.說的是一套,做的又是一套。

To say is one thing, and to do quite another.

Source: Tatoeba #483967 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dài shàng nǐ de wài tào yǐ fáng xià yǔ.带上你的外套以防下雨。

Take your coat in case it rains.

Source: Tatoeba #1516459 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā pī shàng yí jiàn wài tào, shàng le lù.她披上一件外套,上了路。

She threw on a coat and set off.

Source: Tatoeba #12375604 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 套 in context

  1. Say tào, then recall the core meaning: case, cover, envelope, wrapper.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 外套 (wài tào), meaning “outer garment”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 套 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.