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燾
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焘
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illuminate

HSK 10
Nature →Elements
dào
トウ、チュウ、ジュ
てらす
Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 壽 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (燾)
灬 fire (bottom)+ 壽 longevity =
燾 illuminate
灬 Meaning component
biāo fire (bottom)
fire
灬 is a component form of 火.
壽 Phonetic component
longevity
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Simplified (焘)
灬 fire (bottom)+ 寿 old =
焘 shine
灬 Meaning component
biāo fire (bottom)
fire
灬 is a component form of 火.
寿 Phonetic component
shòu old
old age, long life
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Notes
Similar Characters
庶 various羔 kid杰 hero (simp)点 speck (simp)烈 intense烝 steam热 heat (simp)烹 boil焉 thereupon焘 shine (simp)焦 apprehensive然 sort of thing煎 saute煦 gentle照 illuminate煮 boil熏 fumigate (simp)熙 splendid熟 ripe熬 stew
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
焘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
焘 / 燾 [dào]
cover over; to envelope
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (2)
张国焘 [Zhāng​Guó​tāo] #31,942
Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938
郭松焘 [Guō​Sōng​dào]
Guo Songdao or Kuo Sun-tao (1818-1891), China's first imperial commissioner (ambassador) to UK and France