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绦 (tāo): Silk cord — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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4.

Related Words: 绦

绦丝 • tāo sī • silk thread for braiding

tāo绦

sī丝

silk thread for braiding

绦子 • tāo zi • silk ribbon or cord

tāo绦

zi子

silk ribbon or cord

绦带 • tāo dài • sash or ribbon

tāo绦

dài带

sash or ribbon

绦虫 • tāo chóng • tapeworm (parasite)

tāo绦

chóng虫

tapeworm (parasite)

5.

Example Sentences

Yī医

shēng生

shuō说

tā他

tǐ体

nèi内

yǒu有

tāo绦

chóng虫

，

xū需

yào要

chī吃

yào药

zhì治

liáo疗

。

The doctor said he has a tapeworm in his body and needs medication.

Gǔ古

dài代

guān官

yuán员

de的

yāo腰

dài带

shàng上

cháng

Tā她

yòng用

tāo绦

sī丝

biān编

zhī织

le了

yī一

tiáo

Tā她

de的

qún裙

zi子

shàng上

yǒu有

yī一

tiáo条

piào

Information

Pinyintāo

Meaningsilk cord, ribbon

Strokes10

Radical纟

Traditional絛

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#4908

Zhuyinㄊㄠ

UnicodeU+7EE6

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常

jì系

zhe着

tāo绦

dài带

。

Ancient officials often wore sashes on their belts.

条

piào漂

liang亮

de的

shǒu手

liàn链

。

She used silk thread to braid a beautiful bracelet.

漂

liang亮

de的

tāo绦

zi子

。

There is a beautiful ribbon on her skirt.

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Characters pronounced "tao".

焘tāoshine, illuminate; cover, envelope
饕tāogluttonous, greedy, covetous
韬taosheath; conceal; strategy
涛tāobig waves, large billows
淘táoto wash or rinse in water
滔tāooverflowing, flooding, vast expanse of water

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Characters with radical "纟".

绥suísoothe, appease, pacify
缰jiāngreins, bridle
缄jiānseal, close; bind; letter
缮shànrepair, mend; rewrite, transcribe
缨yīnga chin strap; tassel; to annoy, bother
纽niǔbutton, knot, handle, connection point

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