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韬
tāo
sheath, scabbard, bow case
🔤 Pictophonetic: 韦 (leather) provides meaning, 舀 provides pronunciation
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Words Using 韬 (7)

韬
tāo
bow case or scabbard / to hide / military strategy
六韬
Liùtāo
“Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China [[武經七書|武经七书<WǔjīngQīshū>]], attributed to Jiang Ziya [[薑子牙|姜子牙<JiāngZǐyá>]]
六韬三略
LiùtāoSānlüè
"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" [[六韜|六韬<Liùtāo>]] and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" [[三略<Sānlüè>]], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China [[武經七書|武经七书<WǔjīngQīshū>]], attributed to Jiang Ziya [[薑子牙|姜子牙<JiāngZǐyá>]]
秦韬玉
QínTāoyù
Qin Taoyu, Tang poet, author of long poem Poor Woman [[貧女詩|贫女诗<pínnǚshī>]]
韬光养晦
tāoguāngyǎnghuì
to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom) / to hide one's light under a bushel
韬略
tāolüè
military strategy / military tactics / originally refers to military classics Six Secret Teachings [[六韜|六韬<Liùtāo>]] and Three Strategies [[三略<Sānlüè>]]
邹韬奋
ZōuTāofèn
Zou Taofen (1895-1944), journalist, political theorist and publisher