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CHINESE CHARACTER

táo

桃

桃

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peach

Numbered pinyin
tao2
English meanings
peach

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 木; right 兆.

Meaning & sound clues

木 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “tree”.

兆 is identified as the sound component (zhào). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 桃.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰木兆

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一gè个táo桃。

    A peach.

  2. 02

    táo桃hěn很tián甜。

    Sweet peaches.

  3. 03

    chī吃táo桃。

    Eat a peach.

  4. 04

    táohuā桃花。

    Peach blossoms.

  5. 05

    táoshù桃树。

    A peach tree.

  6. 06

    mǎi买táo桃。

    Buy peaches.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 核桃
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