掏tāo
to pull out (from a pocket). 11 strokes, radical 扌, first met in HSK 6.
Pinyin tāoStrokes 11Radical 扌Band HSK 6Words 1
How to write 掏
Strokes 1–3 write 扌, then strokes 4–11 write 匋.
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What 掏 is made of
扌 (shǒu, hand) and 匋 (táo, pottery).
扌 carries the meaning — hand — and 匋 carries the sound.
Words that use 掏
| 掏 | to pull out (from a pocket) 指从里面取出东西 他特地赶来医院，掏出一包特快寄来的药。He pulled out a packet of medicine sent by express post. Lesson 649, 特快送药 · 商道诚信与金融稳健 · Commercial Integrity & Financial Stability |
Characters that share the sound part 匋
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 扌
All 105 of them, and what the radical means, on the 手 radical page.