涛(tāo): big wave
big wave
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- tāo
- Meaning
- big wave; Taiwan pr. [tao2]
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- 濤
Origin & structure
Where 涛 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 涛 step by step
10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 涛
Common words using 涛 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CCP 2002-2012, president of the PRC 2003-2013
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