掏

tāo

t+āo·1st tone

to fish out (from pocket) · to scoop

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 11 HSK 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

掏=扌+匋

Etymology

hand

Meanings

to fish out (from pocket)

to scoop

tāo

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Words with 掏 19 total

to fish out · to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)掏出tāo chū to pick pockets掏包tāo bāo to hollow out · to empty out · to use up · (finance) tunneling掏空tāo kōng to remove earwax with an ear pick掏耳tāo ěr to pay · to spend money · to fork out掏钱tāo qián to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill掏腰包tāo yāo bāo ear pick掏耳勺tāo ěr sháo to be totally devoted (to a person)掏心掏肺tāo xīn tāo fèi to pay out of one's own pocket · to dig into one's pocket自掏腰包zì tāo yāo bāo

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