懂中文 Dong Chinese

滔

tāo

overflow

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

water

舀 sound component

舀  Sound component

yǎo

  

to scoop up

Evolution

滔 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
滔 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
滔 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

滔  

tāo

overflow; rushing water, a torrent; torrent-dash

Most common words with 滔
Freq.
Word
Meaning

滔滔不绝

talking non-stop

滔滔

torrential

滔

overflow

罪恶滔天

evil crimes fill heaven (idiom)

黄滔

Huang Tao (840-911), late Tang poet