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涛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
涛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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涛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
涛 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

涛 Stroke Order — How to Write 涛

Stroke Order

涛 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

涛 Radical and Character Components

Components:氵寿

涛 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 寿 indicates the sound.

Radical: 氵 + 7 more strokes

涛 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • tāo

Meanings of 涛 in Chinese

1

tāo涛

Big waves; billows; surging waves.
海面波涛汹涌,船只艰难前行。
The sea was filled with surging waves, making it difficult for the boats to move forward.
Refers to the sound like waves, often used for natural sounds such as wind blowing through trees (e.g., pine waves, bamboo waves).
风吹竹林,竹涛阵阵,令人心旷神怡。
The wind blows through the bamboo forest, creating waves of rustling sound that make one feel relaxed and joyful.

Common Words and Phrases with 涛

1
tāo涛shēng声
The sound of crashing waves.
夜晚,月光洒在海面上,只听到阵阵涛声,让人心旷神怡。
At night, moonlight spilled over the sea, and only the sound of surging waves could be heard, which made one feel refreshed and joyful.

More words with 涛

  • hóng洪tāo涛Big waves
  • làng浪tāo涛Great waves; billows.
  • bō波tāo涛billows, waves
  • nù怒tāo涛raging waves, billows
  • zhú竹tāo涛Sound of bamboo, Rustling of bamboo
  • sōng松tāo涛shēng声Whispering pines, Sound of wind in pine trees

Idioms with 涛

  • bō波tāo涛gǔn滚gǔn滚immense waves surging forth
  • bō波tāo涛xiōng汹yǒng涌turbulent and surging waves
  • jīng惊tāo涛hài骇làng浪turbulent terrifying waves
  • kuáng狂tāo涛hài骇làng浪great upheaval and momentous struggles
  • tuī推tāo涛zuò作làng浪stir up trouble
  • hài骇làng浪jīng惊tāo涛perilous environment or fierce struggles
  • jīng惊fēng风nù怒tāo涛turbulent and perilous times
  • jīng惊tāo涛jù巨làng浪perilous environment or fierce struggle
  • jīng惊tāo涛nù怒làng浪raging waves or perilous struggles
  • kuáng狂tāo涛jù巨làng浪intense overwhelming forces or major upheavals
  • jīng鲸tāo涛tuó鼍làng浪turbulent and dangerous situations

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Questions about 涛

What does 涛 mean in Chinese?

涛 (tāo) means “Big waves” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 涛?

涛 is pronounced tāo in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 涛 have?

涛 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 涛?

涛 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 涛?

The radical of 涛 is 氵, and 涛 is a phono-semantic compound.

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