懂中文 Dong Chinese

焘

dào

shine

Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 寿 represents the sound. Simplified form of 燾.

Components
灬 meaning component

灬  Meaning component

biāo, huǒ

  

fire

灬 is a component form of 火.

寿 sound component

寿  Sound component

shòu

  

old age

Evolution

焘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
焘 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
焘 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

焘 (燾) 

dào

shine, illuminate; cover, envelope; cover over; to envelope

Most common words with 焘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

张国焘

Zhang Guotao (1897-1979), Chinese communist leader in the 1920s and 1930s, defected to Guomindang in 1938

焘

cover over