Radical and Phonetic
Radical
Total Number of Strokes 11
Number of Strokes 8
Mandarin Reading tāo
TeoChew Phonetic
Chinese Definitions
掏〈动〉
(形声。从手,匋声。本义:挖取)
同“搯”。挖取 [dig;hollow out]。如:掏炭(挖煤);掏个洞
探手取物 [pull out;fish out]。如:掏钱;掏口袋;掏麻雀窝
掏(搯)tāo

⒈挖:~个洞。

⒉伸进去取:~炉灰。把包里的糖果~出来。
English Definitions
take out; pull out; clean out
References
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