桃 (táo): peach
桃 (táo) is a Chinese character meaning “peach.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 兆 (phonetic). It ranks #1822 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 桃 tree. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- peach
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 樱桃 | yīng táo | cherry |
| 桃子 | táo zi | peach |
| 核桃 | hé tao | walnut |
| 胡桃 | hú táo | walnut |
| 扁桃体 | biǎn táo tǐ | tonsil |
| 黑桃 | hēi táo | spade ♠ (in card games) |
| 蜜桃 | mì táo | honey peach |
| 桃色 | táo sè | pink |
| 世外桃源 | shì wài táo yuán | see 桃花源[tao2 hua1 yuan2] |
| 桃花运 | táo huā yùn | luck with the ladies |
| 桃花 | táo huā | peach blossom |
| 猕猴桃 | mí hóu táo | kiwi fruit |
| 桃树 | táo shù | peach tree |
| 山核桃 | shān hé tao | hickory |
| 红桃 | hóng táo | heart ♥ (in card games) |
桃 appears in 81 compound words: 41 as the first character, 28 as the last, and 31 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 桃 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (13)
a martial arts move that strikes an opponent's testicles.; a cheap shot
to substitute one for another; to carry the can for someone; to take punishment in place of someone
to return a favor; to exchange gifts; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
to return a favor; to exchange gifts; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
Showing 12 of 13 idioms containing 桃.
Example Sentences
桃花盛开，粉红一片。
Táo huā shèngkāi, fěnhóng yīpiàn.
Peach blossoms bloom in a sea of pink.
桃园人妻晨间泼酸毁夫双眼 获缓刑理由曝光
táo yuán rén qī chén jiān pō suān huǐ fū shuāng yǎn huò huǎn xíng lǐ yóu pù guāng
Taoyuan wife splashed acid in the morning and destroyed her husband's eyes, and the reason for the suspended sentence was exposed
...竹塘慈航宫总斗首之争 第三轮PK分胜负 桃园人拿下了
. . . zhú táng cí háng gōng zǒng dǒu shǒu zhī zhēng dì sān lún P K fēn shèng fù táo yuán rén ná xià le
... The third round of PK points won by Taoyuan people
一文回顾徐梦桃冬奥会风雪卫冕路:16年间参加5届奥..
yī wén huí gù xú mèng táo dōng ào huì fēng xuě wèi 冕 lù nián jiān cān jiā jiè ào . .
An article review Xu Mengtao winter Olympic wind and snow defense road: 16 years to participate in five o...
盘核桃、叠衣服、穿烤肠,银河通用春晚机器人是怎...
pán hé táo dié yī fú chuān kǎo cháng , yín hé tōng yòng chūn wǎn jī qì rén shì zěn . . .
Cracking walnuts, folding clothes, threading sausages—how does the Galaxy Universal Spring Festival Gala robot...
他用牙齿咬碎了核桃。
Tāyòng yáchǐ yǎo suì le hétao.
He cracked the walnut with his teeth.
这款木质皮夹由一整块胡桃木制成。
Zhè kuǎn mùzhì píjiā yóu yī zhěng kuài hútáo mùzhì chéng.
This wood wallet is crafted from a single piece of walnut.
你要苹果还是桃子？
Nǐ yào píngguǒ háishi táozi?
Do you want apple or peach?
你从来没吃过猕猴桃吗？
Nǐ cónglái méi chī guo míhóutáo ma?
Have you never eaten a kiwi?
你曾经用德语和那棵小桃树打过招呼吗？
Nǐ céngjīng yòng Déyǔ hé nà kē xiǎo táoshù dǎ guòzhāo hū ma?
Have you ever greeted the small peach tree in German?
Character Family
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