táo
Radical 85 · 11 strokes

to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities)

HSK 7 (3.0)4 meanings#48965
MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities)

    • She is rinsing rice.

  2. verb

    to dredge; to scoop out (sediment or waste)

    • He panned out some gold.

  3. verb

    (dialect) to hunt for and buy (bargains or second-hand goods)

    • I like hunting for old books.

  4. adjective

    (dialect) naughty; mischievous

    • This child is very mischievous.

COLLOCATIONS5 collocations
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Use water to rinse rice or gold, with the sound following the pottery radical.

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