Memory phrase for the Kanji: 淘


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Meaning to wash, clean out, cleanse, eliminate, dredge

Pronunciation

táo

Explanation

Left: water , right: package (wrap , can [lid and can opener of that can ])

Mnemonic


 
Use Water, because before enwrapping, the can shall be washed.

Radicals

Water
package, pottery
wrap
can, jarIn Chinese this character is hardly used. Thus its meaning "can, jar" is taken from Japanese: (=かん), which means: "the can".
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 Vocabulary

 淘汰  táo tài  to wash out; elimination (by selection); natural selection; to knock out (in a competition); to die out; to phase out
 淘气  táo qì  naughty; bad
 淘金者  táo jīn zhě  gold panner; prospector for gold
 淘金者  táo jīn zhě  


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