汰(tài)

HSK 7-97 strokes

to discard

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Character information

Pinyin
tài
Meaning
to discard; to eliminate
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 汰 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵太

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

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

Made of

氵shuǐ太tài

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 汰 step by step

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

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Words with 汰

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

táo淘tài汰
HSK 7-9

to wash out

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shān删tài汰

(literary) to eliminate; to delete

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liè劣tài汰

elimination of the weakest

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mái埋tài汰

(dialect) dirty; to mock sb

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táo淘tài汰sài赛

a knockout competition

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yōu优shèng胜liè劣tài汰

(idiom) survival of the fittest

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淘删劣埋赛优胜

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