tāo

Radical: 韦 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

韬 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 韬

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 韬.

六韬
liù tāo
”Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 Shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
韬略
tāo lüè
military strategy
龙韬
lóng tāo
秦韬玉
qín tāo yù
Qin Taoyu, Tang poet, author of long poem Poor Woman 貧女詩|贫女诗[pin2 nu:3 shi1]
邹韬奋
zōu tāo fèn
Zou Taofen (1895-1944), journalist, political theorist and publisher
六韬三略
liù tāo sān lüè
"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略[San1 lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
韬光养晦
tāo guāng yǎng huì
to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)

Related characters (radical 韦)

Characters that share the radical .

Learn 韬 in context

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.

Start now