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7-9

large waves

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

tao1 tāo

Meaning


Primary

large waves

Alternatives

big waves, large wave, big wave, wave

Mnemonic


[t-] Tarzan is in [1] front of the [-ao] barn holding onto a vine that hangs from the barn wall. Around him are 涛 large waves of mud that 氵 spray against him and the barn, as a result of recent floods in this region. He has been stranded as a result of these 涛 large waves for so long that he has grown a huge 寿 beard that even reaches down into the liquid mud below.

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