tāo

common
adjective
verb

Meaning of

滔 means flooded; overflowing; endless; continuous. Pronounced tāo.

  • flooded; overflowing
  • endless; continuous

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Hóng
shuǐ
tāo
tiān
 
yān
le
piàn
cūn
zhuāng
 

The raging flood covered the sky and submerged many villages.

Bào
guò
hòu
 
shuǐ
tāo
tiān
 

After the heavy rain, the river rose to a raging flood.

Zhè
chǎng
bào
shǐ使
de
jiāng
shuǐ
tāo
tiān
 
jiāo
tōng
quán
xiàn线
tān
huàn
 

This heavy rain caused the river to flood violently, paralyzing all transportation.

Yán沿
hǎi
zāo
le
tāo
tiān
làng
de
 

The coastal areas were hit by huge towering waves.

jué
kǒu
hòu
 
tāo
tiān
de
hóng
shuǐ
chōng
jìn
le
chéng
shì
 

After the dyke burst, the raging flood rushed into the city.