涛
big wave; Taiwan pr. [tao2]
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,371 U+6D9B
How 涛 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
氵 (semantic, “water”) + 寿 (phonetic, shòu)
How to remember it
large waves · Heisig RSH #2577
水 water + long, gray, beard
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 寿
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 寿 (shòu) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 寿 sound component | shòu | old age, longevity; lifespan |
| 筹 | chóu | chip, tally, token; to plan; to raise money |
| 祷 | dǎo | to pray, to entreat, to beg; prayer |
| 铸 | zhù | to melt, to cast; to mint, to coin |
| 畴 | chóu | field, farmland; class, category |
| 踌 | chóu | to falter, to hesitate; smug, self-satisfied |
| 焘 | dào | to shine, to illuminate; to cover, to envelop |
| 帱 | chóu | to cover up; curtain |
| 梼 | táo | wood block; idiot, blockhead |
Words containing 涛
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 石涛 | Shí Tāo | Shi Tao (1642-1707), Chinese landscape painter and poet |
| 世涛 | shì tāo | stout (beer) (loanword) |
| 胡锦涛 | Hú Jǐn tāo | Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CCP 2002-2012, president of the PRC 2003-2013 |
| 波涛 | bō tāo | billows; great waves; surging waves |
| 惊涛骇浪 | jīng tāo hài làng | perilous situation |
| 惊涛 | jīng tāo | raging waves; stormy waves |
| 浪涛 | làng tāo | ocean wave; billows |
| 波涛汹涌 | bō tāo xiōng yǒng | waves surging forth; roaring sea |