to take out, to dig out

Animated Stroke Order 掏

掏 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 掏

掏 stroke order diagram

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HSK Vocabulary:

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
zhǔ
dòng
tāo
qián
mǎi
le
diàn
yǐng
piào

He took the initiative to pay for the movie tickets.

2
péng
yǒu
zhī
jiān
yīng
gāi
xiāng
tāo
xīn

Friends should be sincere with each other.

3
zhè
ge
xiàng
tāo
kōng
le
gōng
jīn

This project almost depleted the company's funds.

4
tāo
yāo
bāo
mǎi
le
zhè
běn
shū

I paid for this book out of my own pocket.

5
jīn
tiān
chī
fàn
zhǔ
dòng
tāo
yāo
bāo
qǐng

He offered to pay for the meal today.

6
wèi
le
zhī
chí
zhè
ge
xiàng
gōng
jué
dìng
tāo
yāo
bāo
gōng
é
wài
jīn

To support this project, the company decided to provide additional funding out of its own pocket.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes11
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1685
Zhuyinㄊㄠ
Components
UnicodeU+638F
CangjieQHJU
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality