Chinese Word: 韬 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

韬 (Trad.: 韜)

Pinyin: tāo

English Definition: bow case or scabbard; to hide; military strategy

Chinese Definition:
①弓或剑的套子。
②隐藏，隐蔽：韬光养晦(隐藏才能，收敛锋芒，不使外露。亦作“韬晦”)。
③用兵的谋略：韬钤。韬略。

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 韋

Pictophonetic:舀 indicates the sound; 韦 (leather) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 韦 [ wéi ] tanned leather; surname
- 舀 [ yǎo ] to ladle out; to scoop

Similar Characters: 幍

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韬光养晦	tāo guāng yǎng huì	to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom); to hide one's light under a bushel
六韬	liù tāo	“Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 , attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙
韬略	tāo lüè	military strategy; military tactics; originally refers to military classics Six Secret Teachings 六韬
邹韬奋	zōu tāo fèn	Zou Taofen (1895-1944), journalist, political theorist and publisher
六韬三略	liù tāo sān lüè	"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韬 and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略 , two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 , attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙