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套
tào
1. cover
2. sheath
3. to encase
4. a case
5. to overlap
6. to interleave
7. bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)
8. harness
9. classifier for sets, collections
10. tau (Greek letter Ττ)
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

套
tào
case, cover, envelope, wrapper
HSK 5 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

笔套
bǐtào
the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush
套衫
tàoshān
a pullover
套袖
tàoxiù
sleeve cover
套裙
tàoqún
woman's suit
套装
tàozhuāng
outfit or suit (of clothes)
套裤
tàokù
leggings
套话
tàohuà
polite talk
套语
tàoyǔ
polite set phrases
套购
tàogòu
a fraudulent purchase
套路
tàolù
sequence of movements in martial arts
套车
tàochē
to harness (a horse to a cart)
套钟
tàozhōng
chime
套间
tàojiān
vestibule
套鞋
tàoxié
overshoes
套餐
tàocān
set meal
套马
tàomǎ
to harness a horse
客套
kètào
polite greeting
嵌套
qiàntào
nested
成套
chéngtào
forming a complete set
戴套
dàitào
to wear a condom

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,090
Word Frequency Rank
1,489 of 84,292

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