Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “tao”
26 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
tāo
掏
tāo
夲to take out
11 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6tāo
涛to advance quickly
5 strokestāo
绦large waves
10 strokestāo
絛silk cord
10 strokestāo
滔silk cord
13 strokestāo
韬torrential, rushing, overflowing
13 strokestāo
縧sheath, scabbard, bow case
14 strokestāo
濤cord, ribbon, sash
17 strokestāo
韜large waves
17 strokestāo
饕sheath, scabbard, bow case
19 strokestāo
gluttonous
22 strokes2
Second tone
táo
逃
táo
桃to abscond, to dodge, to escape, to flee
9 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6táo
淘peach
10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5táo
匋to dredge, to sieve
11 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9táo
洮pottery
8 strokestáo
陶to cleanse
9 strokestáo
啕pottery, ceramics
10 strokestáo
梼to wail
11 strokestáo
萄wood block
11 strokestáo
醄grapes
11 strokestáo
檮drunk, flushed, happy
15 strokestáo
鼗wood block
18 strokestáo
small revolving drum with knobs
19 strokes3
Third tone
tǎo
4
Fourth tone
tào
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