懂中文 Dong Chinese

淘

táo

wash in sieve

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 匋 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

匋 sound component

匋  Sound component

táo

  

pottery

Definitions

淘  

táo

wash in sieve; weed out; to wash; to clean out; to cleanse; to eliminate; to dredge

Most common words with 淘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

淘汰

to wash out

淘

to wash

淘气

naughty

淘金

to pan for gold

淘汰赛

a knockout competition