Chinese Word: 涛 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

涛 (Trad.: 濤)HSK 6

Pinyin: tāo

English Definition: big wave; Taiwan pr. [tao2]

Chinese Definition:
①大波浪：波涛。浪涛。惊涛骇浪。
②像波涛的声音：松涛阵阵。

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:寿 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 俦祷踌铸

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波涛HSK 6	bō tāo	great waves; billows
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
石涛	shí tāo	Shi Tao (1642-1707), Chinese landscape painter and poet

1		xiōng yǒng 汹涌 de 的 bō tāo 波涛 zài 在 shù shuō 述说 shén me 什么？ What are the wild waves saying?
2		zhè 这 sōu 艘 chuán 船 bèi 被 qiáng liè 强烈 de 的 làng tāo 浪涛 yáo huàng 摇晃。 The ship was rocked by the strong waves.
3		jīng tāo hài làng 惊涛骇浪 shǐ de 使得 chuán zhī 船只 wú fǎ 无法 zhèng cháng 正常 háng xíng 航行。 The tempestuous waves rendered the ships unable to sail properly.