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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- tao1
- English meanings
- to fish out (from pocket), to scoop, variant of 掏[tao1]
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 匋.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
匋 is identified as the sound component (táo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 掏.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
measure word (general)
peach
great waves
to wash
surging
used in 葡萄 (grape)
dun
guy
pottery; cultivate
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- 掏钱