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涛 tāo

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涛 tāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tāo | tao1
English translation
big wave
Taiwan pr. [táo]
large waves

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About 涛 tāo

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

濤 tāo

Contains the radical

氵 shuǐ

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

water

Etymology of 涛 tāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰氵寿

Semantic compound

氵 shuǐ

Phonetic compound

寿 Shòu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 shuǐ represents the meaning and 寿 Shòu represents the sound. Simplified form of 濤 tāo .

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Example sentences using 涛 tāo

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汹涌 xiōngyǒng 的 de 波涛 bōtāo 猛烈地冲击 chōngjī 着 zhāo 礁 jiāo 岸 àn .

The foaming waves chafe against the rocky shore.

波涛 bōtāo 拍 pāi 岸 àn .

The waves were beating on the shore.

连山 Lián shān 若 ruò 波涛 bōtāo , 奔 bēn 凑 còu 如 rú 朝东.

" Mountain - ranges , toward the east , Appear to be curving and flowing like rivers ; "

船 chuán 沉 chēn 到 dào 浪涛 làng tāo 里 lǐ 了 le , 再 zài 也看不 bù 见 jiàn 了 le .

The ship sank below the waves, and was seen no more.

一艘捕鱼船和 hé 一艘货船 huò chuán 在 zài 波涛汹涌 bō tāo xiōng yǒng 的 de 海上 hǎi shàng 相撞 xiāng zhuàng 了 le 。

A fishing vessel and a cargo ship collided in rough seas.

Words with 涛 tāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
涛 tāo big wave濤 tāo
胡锦涛 Hú Jǐn tāo Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CPC 2002-2012, president of the PRC 2003-2013胡錦濤
波涛 bōtāo great waves波濤
惊涛骇浪 jīng tāo hài làng perilous situation驚濤駭浪
浪涛 làng tāo ocean wave浪濤
波涛汹涌 bō tāo xiōng yǒng waves surging forth波濤洶涌
石涛 Shí Tāo Shi Tao (1642-1707), Chinese landscape painter and poet石濤

涛 tāo Decomposition & Compounds

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涛 tāo Decomposition

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