套
to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #613 U+5957
How 套 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A man 大 wrapped in a long 镸 cloth
How to remember it
cover · Heisig RSH #1498
St. Bernard dog + staples + wall
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 套
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 套中人 | tào zhōng rén | a conservative |
| 有一套 | yǒu yī tào | to have a skill; to be savvy; to know how to do sth |
| 白手套 | bái shǒu tào | white glove; (fig.) (slang) intermediary in negotiations; proxy who acts on behalf of an o… |
| 老套子 | lǎo tào zi | old methods; old habits |
| 老一套 | lǎo yī tào | the same old stuff |
| 指数套利 | zhǐ shù tào lì | index arbitrage |
| 套利者 | tào lì zhě | arbitrager |
| 安全套 | ān quán tào | condom; CL:隻|只[zhi1] |
| 话里套话 | huà lǐ tào huà | to use seemingly innocent conversation topics as a pretext to glean information; to touch … |
| 三件套式西装 | sān jiàn tào shì xī zhuāng | three-piece suit |
| 套交情 | tào jiāo qing | to try to gain sb's friendship |
| 套子 | tào zi | sheath; case; cover; conventional method; cliché; trick; (coll.) condom |
| 一套 | yī tào | suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior |
| 如意套 | rú yì tào | (dialect) condom |
| 套头 | tào tóu | (of a garment) designed to be put on by pulling it over one's head (like a sweater or T-sh… |
| 头套 | tóu tào | actor's headgear; wig; head covering |
| 连指手套 | lián zhǐ shǒu tào | mittens |
| 套儿 | tào r | (coll.) loop of rope; noose; scheme; ploy; condom |
| 套马 | tào mǎ | to harness a horse; to lasso a horse |
| 手套 | shǒu tào | glove; mitten; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] |