韜 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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tāo

sheath

Components

韋 Meaning component

wéi

(surround a city), tanned leather

leather

舀 Sound component

yǎo

to scoop up

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

tāo

sheath, scabbard, bow case; bow case or scabbard; to hide; military strategy

Most common words with 韜

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	韬	to hide
	韬光养晦	to hide one's light under a bushel
	韬略	military strategy
	邹韬奋	Zou Taofen (1895-1944), journalist, political theorist and publisher
	龙韬	the imperial guard

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

3652nd most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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