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淘

Character

淘 táo

HSK 7–9Character

to wash rice or grain with water before cooking

Radical
氵
Strokes
11
Structure
Left–right
Parts
氵匋
Traditional
淘
Frequency
#2003 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

táo

tao2
  1. to wash rice or grain with water before cooking
  2. to look for and buy special things (as in 淘宝)
  3. naughty (as in 淘气)

Examples

  • 妈妈在淘米。

    mā ma zài táo mǐ

    Mom is washing the rice.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 这个孩子很淘气。

    zhè ge hái zi hěn táo qì

    This child is very naughty.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我喜欢淘便宜的东西。

    wǒ xǐ huan táo pián yi de dōng xi

    I like to hunt for cheap things to buy.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 11 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 淘

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Words with 淘

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淘气táo qìnaughty, often describing children who do not listenWordHSK 7–9淘汰táo tàito remove people or things that are old or not good enoughWordHSK 7–9淘宝táo bǎoTaobao, a Chinese online shopping website (abbr. for 淘宝网 (Táo bǎo Wǎng))Word淘客táo kètalk (loanword)Word淘析táo xīto strainWord淘河táo hépelicanWord淘洗táo xǐto washWord淘神táo shéntroublesomeWord淘箩táo luóbasket (for washing rice)Word淘米táo mǐto rinse riceWord淘选táo xuǎnto decantWord淘金táo jīnto pan for goldWord

Same radical 氵

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