桃
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peach
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Dict coverage rank #971 U+6843
How 桃 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
木 (semantic, “tree”) + 兆 (phonetic, zhào)
How to remember it
peach · Heisig RSH #238
兆 portent + 木 tree
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 兆
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 兆 (zhào) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兆 sound component | zhào | omen; mega-, million |
| 跳 | tiào | to hop, to skip; to jump, to leap; to vault; to dance |
| 逃 | táo | to abscond, to dodge, to escape, to flee |
| 挑 | tiāo | to select, to choose; picky, choosy; a load |
| 姚 | yáo | handsome, elegant, attractive; surname |
| 洮 | táo | to cleanse; a river in Gansu province |
| 眺 | tiào | to gaze, to look at; to scan, to survey |
| 窕 | tiǎo | slender; quiet, modest; charming |
| 铫 | yáo | hoe; spear; surname |
| 珧 | yáo | mother-of-pearl |
| 晁 | cháo | morning, dawn; surname |
| 祧 | tiāo | ancestral hall |
| 鼗 | táo | small revolving drum with knobs |
Words containing 桃
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 桃花心木 | táo huā xīn mù | mahogany |
| 桃山区 | Táo shān Qū | Taoshan, a district of Qitaihe City 七臺河市|七台河市[Qi1 tai2 he2 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 世外桃花源 | shì wài táo huā yuán | see 桃花源[tao2 hua1 yuan2] |
| 桃花水母 | táo huā shuǐ mǔ | freshwater jellyfish (Craspedacusta) |
| 桃城区 | Táo chéng Qū | Taocheng, a district of Hengshui City 衡水市[Heng2 shui3 Shi4], Hebei |
| 桃江县 | Táo jiāng Xiàn | Taojiang, a county in Yiyang City 益陽市|益阳市[Yi4 yang2 Shi4], Hunan |
| 走桃花运 | zǒu táo huā yùn | to have luck with the ladies (idiom) |
| 松桃苗族自治县 | Sōng táo Miáo zú Zì zhì xiàn | Songtao Miao Autonomous County, in Tongren City 銅仁市|铜仁市[Tong2 ren2 Shi4], Guizhou |
| 世外桃源 | shì wài táo yuán | see 桃花源[tao2 hua1 yuan2] |
| 桃花运 | táo huā yùn | luck with the ladies; a romance; good luck |
| 山胡桃木 | shān hú táo mù | hickory |
| 山核桃 | shān hé tao | hickory |
| 桃源县 | Táo yuán Xiàn | Taoyuan, a county in Changde City 常德市[Chang2 de2 Shi4], Hunan |
| 桃园三结义 | Táo yuán Sān Jié yì | Oath of the Peach Garden, sworn by Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4], Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞[Zhang1 Fei1] … |
| 桃色新闻 | táo sè xīn wén | sex scandal |
| 桃花源 | táo huā yuán | the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity; utopia |
| 松桃县 | Sōng táo Xiàn | see 松桃苗族自治縣|松桃苗族自治县[Song1 tao2 Miao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4] |
| 桃子 | táo zi | peach |
| 桃山 | Táo shān | see 桃山區|桃山区[Tao2 shan1 Qu1] |
| 桃心 | táo xīn | heart symbol ♥ |