桃

táo

t+áo·2nd tone

peach

Radical: 木 Strokes: 10 HSK 5

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱

Same radical

机木本林来格树板横极松朱条权术

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Character Decomposition

桃=木+兆

Etymology

tree

Meanings

peach

táo

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Words with 桃 348 total

homosexual分桃fēn táo heart ♥ (in card games)红桃hóng táo flat peach (aka Saturn peach or donut peach) · the peaches of immortality kept by Xi Wangmu 西王母蟠桃pán táo

Idioms with 桃 55 total Chain

lit. two peaches kill three warriors (idiom) · fig. to use a scheme to eliminate rivals by making them fight over a prize二桃杀三士èr táo shā sān shì lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree · to substitute one thing for another · to carry the can for sb李代桃僵lǐ dài táo jiāng

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