掏(tāo)

HSK 611 strokes

to fish out (from pocket)

Print a 掏 worksheet PDFPractice writing 掏

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
tāo
Meaning
to fish out (from pocket); to scoop
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 掏 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌匋

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 匋 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu匋táo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 掏 step by step

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

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Words with 掏

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

tāo掏qián钱
HSK 7-9

to pay

Open 掏钱 page →
tāo掏chū出

to fish out; to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)

Open 掏出 page →
tāo掏bāo包

to pick pockets

Open 掏包 page →
tāo掏kōng空

to hollow out; to empty out; to use up; (finance) tunneling

Open 掏空 page →
tāo掏yāo腰bāo包

to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill

Open 掏腰包 page →

Related characters

More HSK 6 characters

丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 掏’s common words

钱出包空腰

Ready to master 掏?

Trace 掏 stroke by stroke in the online practice tool, or turn it into a printable worksheet PDF with Tianzige practice grids, pinyin, and stroke-order breakdowns.

Practice 掏 onlineGenerate worksheet PDFBrowse all of HSK 6 →