(tāo)

HSK 7-910 strokesTrad.

big wave

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
tāo
Meaning
big wave; Taiwan pr. [tao2]
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵寿

In this compound, the meaning comes from (water); 寿 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

tāo
HSK 7-9

great waves; billows

Open 波涛 page →
shìtāo

stout (beer) (loanword)

Open 世涛 page →
làngtāo

ocean wave; billows

Open 浪涛 page →

Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CCP 2002-2012, president of the PRC 2003-2013

Open 胡锦涛 page →

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