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7-9

to rinse

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

tao2 táo

Meaning


Primary

to rinse

Alternatives

rinse, rinses, rinsed, rinsing, to rinse out, rinse out

Mnemonic


[t-] Tarzan is [2] inside the [-ao] barn, 淘 rinsing some 缶 clay pots that he found buried in some hay next to the cows. He puts them in a gigantic 勹 container and 氵 sprays them with a hose to get all of the hay, dirt, and manure off of them. Once they are 淘 rinsed off, he hopes to sell them. Maybe they are priceless 缶 clay pots, or something.

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