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grapes (B)

HSK 5
táo
ドウ、トウ
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 匋 represents the sound.
Components
grass (top)+ pottery =
grapes (B)
Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
Phonetic component
táo pottery
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[táo]
see 葡萄[pú​tao]
Example Sentences