掏
HSK 6

掏 (tāo): take out, pull out, clean out

tāo

take out, pull out, clean out

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Pinyin

tāo

HSK Level

Level 6

Characters

1

English Meaning

take out, pull out, clean out

How to Write 掏 (tāo)

掏 is written in 11 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 掏

A phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, and 匋 hints at the pronunciation.

What 掏 is Made Of

掏 is built from 2 components:

扌hand
匋pottery

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