tāo

common
noun

Meaning of

绦 means silk braid; silk ribbon. Pronounced tāo.

  • silk braid; silk ribbon

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jiàn
páo
de
lǐng
kǒu
xiāng
le
quān
tāo
 

A circle of silk braid was trimmed around the collar of this cheongsam.

Xiǎo
niang
yòng
cǎi
tāo
dài
zhā
zhù
le
biàn
zi
 

The little girl tied her braid with a colorful silk ribbon.

zhuāng
de
gōng
cháng
pèi
dài
tāo
pìn
shì
 

Maids in costume dramas often wear silk braid accessories.

Cái
féng
shī
fu
yòng
tāo
zi
dìng
le
chuāng
lián
de
biān
yuán
 

The tailor used silk braid to secure the edge of the curtain.

Chuán
tǒng
bāo
shàng
cháng
zhuāng
shì
yǒu
jīng
měi
de
tāo
dài
wén
yàng
 

Traditional pouches are often decorated with delicate silk ribbon patterns.

Relations

Measure Words

/ gēn
Primary
/ tiáo