tào

case, cover, wrapper, envelope

HSK 5 #1091

DEFINITIONS

套 tào
  • to cover
  • to encase
  • cover
  • sheath
  • to overlap
  • to interleave
  • to model after
  • to copy
  • formula
  • harness
  • loop of rope
  • (fig.) to fish for
  • to obtain slyly
  • classifier for sets, collections
  • bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)
  • tau (Greek letter Ττ)

STROKES

WORDS

数 tào shù song cycle in Chinese opera; (fig.) a series of tricks; polite remarks; number of (things that are counted in 套[tao4], like houses)
數 tào shù song cycle in Chinese opera; (fig.) a series of tricks; polite remarks; number of (things that are counted in 套[tao4], like houses)
曲 tào qǔ divertimento (music)
期保值 tào qī bǎo zhí to hedge (one's bets); to defend against risk
牌车 tào pái chē car with fake plates
牌車 tào pái chē car with fake plates
牢 tào láo to immobilize with a lasso; to be trapped in the stock market
现 tào xiàn to convert (an asset) into cash; to cash out
現 tào xiàn to convert (an asset) into cash; to cash out
叠 tào dié overlapping; nesting; to interleave
疊 tào dié overlapping; nesting; to interleave
磁 tào cí (coll.) to cultivate good relations with sb; to try to gain favor with sb
种 tào zhòng to interplant
種 tào zhòng to interplant
筒扳手 tào tǒng bān shǒu socket spanner
紅 tào hóng printing portions of a page (e.g. a banner headline) in red (or other color)
结 tào jié a noose
結 tào jié a noose
绳 tào shéng a lasso
繩 tào shéng a lasso
衫儿 tào shān r a pullover
衫兒 tào shān r a pullover
袖 tào xiù sleeve cover
裝 tào zhuāng outfit or suit (of clothes); set of coordinated items; kit
褲 tào kù leggings