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涛 - tāo

large waves

large waves

How to read 涛

Click 涛 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyintāo
Englishlarge waves
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

世涛 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 波涛. Please read 浪涛 one more time.

Common words with this character

stout
billows; great waves; surging waves
ocean wave; billows
Shi Tao , Chinese landscape painter and poet

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 涛 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 世涛 and 波涛 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 涛.