套(tào)

HSK 210 strokes

to cover

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Character information

Pinyin
tào
Meaning
to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 套 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱大镸

A man 大 wrapped in a long 镸 cloth 

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

大dà镸cháng

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 套 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 套

Common words using 套 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wài外tào套
HSK 4

outer garment; jacket; coat

Open 外套 page →
quān圈tào套
HSK 7-9

trap; snare; trick

Open 圈套 page →
yī一tào套

suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set patter…

Open 一套 page →
luàn乱tào套

in a mess; upside down

Open 乱套 page →
sú俗tào套

conventional patterns; cliché

Open 俗套 page →
bù不luò落sú俗tào套

to conform to no conventional pattern

Open 不落俗套 page →
bǎo保xiǎn险tào套

condom

Open 保险套 page →
quán全tào套

complete set; full complement

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万且业为主举久乐

From 套’s common words

外圈一乱俗不落保

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