(táo): grape

(táo) is a Chinese character meaning “grape.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2159 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, plant. Its radical form (grass) appears in many related characters such as (huā, flower), (chá, tea), (cài, vegetable, dish).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. grape

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticplant

Decomposition: ⿱艹匋 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
nounpú tao jiǔ(grape) wine4
nounpú taogrape4

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
pú táo yá yǔPortuguese (language)
pú tao gānraisin
pú tao yuánvineyard
pú táo yáPortugal
pú tao qiú jūnstaphylococcus
pú tao tángglucose C6H12O6
pú táo zhīgrape juice
pú táo yá rénPortuguese (person)
pú tao ténggrapevine (botany)
chī bù dào pú tao shuō pú tao suānsour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
pú tao gān rraisin
pú táo yá wénPortuguese (language)
shuō pú tao suānsour grapes (set expr. based on Aesop)
pú táo qiú jūn cháng dú sùstaphylococcal enterotoxin
pú táo yǔPortuguese (language)
26
Total compounds
0
As first character
12
As last character
88
As middle character

appears in 26 compound words: 0 as the first character, 12 as the last, and 88 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

0.968239,622 co-occurrences
0.787148,821 co-occurrences
jiǔ
0.59235,836 co-occurrences
táng
0.56713,140 co-occurrences
niàng
0.4871,560 co-occurrences
zhī
0.4481,536 co-occurrences
zhà
0.399294 co-occurrences
jūn
0.3972,292 co-occurrences
0.3975,896 co-occurrences
0.390270 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

pútáo qiújūnHSK 6+

staphylococcus

noun

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

是夏季的水果,味道酸甜可口。

Pútáo shì xiàjì de shuǐguǒ, wèidào suāntián kěkǒu.

Grapes are a summer fruit with a sweet and sour taste.

The Portugal NewsFeb 2026

在葡牙,拨打 SNS24 接受紧急医院护理是...

zài pú táo yá , bō dǎ S N S 2 4 jiē shòu jǐn jí yī yuàn hù lǐ shì . . .

In Portugal, calling SNS24 for emergency hospital care is...

The Portugal NewsFeb 2026

在葡牙防治栗瘿蜂

zài pú táo yá fáng zhì 栗 瘿 fēng

Control of the chestnut gall wasp in Portugal

The Portugal NewsFeb 2026

牙房地产发展势头不减,但步伐有所改变

pú táo yá fáng dì chǎn fā zhǎn shì tóu bù jiǎn , dàn bù fá yǒu suǒ gǎi biàn

Portugal's real estate momentum continues, but at a different pace

Tatoeba

欧洲人喜欢喝葡酒。

ōuzhōurén xǐhuan hē pútaojiǔ.

Europeans like to drink wine.

Tatoeba

牙和西班牙是邻居。

Pútáoyá hé Xībānyá shì línjū.

Portugal and Spain are neighbors.

Tatoeba

您有什么样的葡酒?

Nín yǒu shénmeyàng de pútaojiǔ?

What kind of wine do you have?

Tatoeba

你最喜欢苹果、橘子还是葡

Nǐ zuì xǐhuan píngguǒ, júzi háishi pútao?

Which do you like best, apples, oranges or grapes?

Tatoeba

酒的味道很受天气影响。

Pútaojiǔ de wèidao hěn shòu tiānqì yǐngxiǎng.

The taste of wine is largely dependent upon the weather.

Tatoeba

那些葡看起来很甜,但其实是酸的。

Nàxiē pútao kànqǐlai hěn tián, dàn qíshí shì suān de.

Those grapes look sweet, but in fact they're sour.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced táo

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 萄 (táo) mean in Chinese?
萄 (táo) primarily means "grape." It is classified as HSK Level 4, making it an upper-intermediate character. It ranks #2159 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 萄 have?
萄 is written with 11 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 萄?
The radical associated with 萄 is 艹 (grass). This radical appears in many characters related to grass.
What are the components of 萄?
萄 is composed of: 艹 (semantic), 匋 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱艹匋 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 萄?
Common words with 萄 include: 葡萄酒 (pú tao jiǔ, "(grape) wine"); 葡萄 (pú tao, "grape"); 葡萄牙语 (pú táo yá yǔ, "Portuguese (language)"); 葡萄干 (pú tao gān, "raisin"); 葡萄园 (pú tao yuán, "vineyard"). There are over 26 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 萄 (táo)?
Several characters share the pronunciation táo: 掏 (to fish out (from pocket)), 淘 (to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities)), 涛 (big wave), 滔 ((bound form) to inundate), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 萄 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 萄 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.