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淘
táo
1. to wash
2. to clean out
3. to cleanse
4. to eliminate
5. to dredge
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

淘
táo
to dredge, to sieve; to cleanse, to weed out
HSK 5 11 丶

Compound Words (16)

淘米
táomǐ
to rinse rice
淘选
táoxuǎn
to decant
淘金
táojīn
to pan for gold
淘析
táoxī
to strain
淘气
táoqì
naughty
HSK 5
淘汰
táotài
to wash out
HSK 6
淘客
táokè
talk (loanword)
淘河
táohé
pelican
淘洗
táoxǐ
to wash
淘神
táoshén
troublesome
淘箩
táoluó
basket (for washing rice)
淘金者
táojīnzhě
gold panner
淘宝网
TáobǎoWǎng
Taobao Marketplace, a Chinese website for online shopping
淘汰赛
táotàisài
a knock-out competition
淘金潮
táojīncháo
gold rush
小淘气
xiǎotáoqì
rascal

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,498
Word Frequency Rank
6,872 of 84,292

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