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涛

tāo

large waves

🔤 Pictophonetic: 氵 (water) provides meaning, 寿 provides pronunciation

HSK 6 10 strokes Common (21%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

old age, longevity; lifespan

⿰氵寿 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

shuǐ

氵

water

3 strokes

shòu

寿

old age, longevity; lifespan

💡 Ideographic: Altered form of 老

7 strokes HSK 5

fēng

丰

abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty

📷 Pictographic: An ear of grass

4 strokes HSK 4

sān

三

three

💡 Ideographic: Three parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 二 (two)

3 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

shù

丨

number one; line

1 strokes

cùn

寸

inch; small, tiny

💡 Ideographic: A hand with a dot indicating where the pulse can be felt, about an inch up the wrist

3 strokes HSK 6

Words Using 涛 (9)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

波涛 ↗

bōtāo

great waves / billows

bōtāo

波涛 ↗

HSK 6

great waves / billows

涛 ↗

tāo

big wave / Taiwan pr. <táo>

tāo

涛 ↗

big wave / Taiwan pr. <táo>

波涛粼粼 ↗

bōtāolínlín

crystalline waves (idiom)

bōtāolínlín

波涛粼粼 ↗

crystalline waves (idiom)

waves surging forth / roaring sea

bōtāoxiōngyǒng

波涛汹涌 ↗

waves surging forth / roaring sea

胡锦涛 ↗

HúJǐntāo

Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CPC 2002-2012, President of the PRC 2003-2013

HúJǐntāo

胡锦涛 ↗

Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CPC 2002-2012, President of the PRC 2003-2013

惊涛 ↗

jīngtāo

raging waves / stormy waves

jīngtāo

惊涛 ↗

raging waves / stormy waves

Shi Tao (1642-1707), Chinese landscape painter and poet

ShíTāo

石涛 ↗

Shi Tao (1642-1707), Chinese landscape painter and poet