懂中文 Dong Chinese

濤

tāo

large waves

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 壽 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

壽 sound component

壽  Sound component

shòu

  

old age

Evolution

濤 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
濤 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
濤 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

涛 (濤) 

tāo

large waves; big wave; Taiwan pr. [táo]

Most common words with 濤
Freq.
Word
Meaning

涛

big wave

胡锦涛

Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CPC 2002-2012, president of the PRC 2003-2013

波涛

great waves

惊涛骇浪

perilous situation

浪涛

ocean wave