韬
韬
tāo
bow case or scabbard; to hide; military strategy
verb
Traditional: 韜
Character Breakdown
Radical: 韋 (no. 178)Traditional: 韜
View stroke order →Definitions
- (verb) bow case or scabbard
- to hide
- military strategy
Example Sentences
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Words Containing 韬
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 六韬 | Liù tāo | “Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2] | |
| 韬略 | tāo lüè | military strategy | |
| 秦韬玉 | Qín Tāo yù | Qin Taoyu, Tang poet, author of long poem Poor Woman 貧女詩|贫女诗[pin2 nu:3 shi1] | |
| 邹韬奋 | Zōu Tāo fèn | Zou Taofen (1895-1944), journalist, political theorist and publisher | |
| 六韬三略 | Liù tāo Sān lüè | "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略[San1 lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2] | |
| 韬光养晦 | tāo guāng yǎng huì | to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom) |
Related Words
一旦(yī dàn)— in case (sth happens)
→兵法(bīng fǎ)— art of war
→尉缭(Wèi Liáo)— Wei Lao (c. 450 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), advisor to the first Qin emperor Qin Shihuang 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2], possible author of the Wei Liaozi 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5] text on military strategy
→一方(yī fāng)— a party (in a contract or legal case)
→HSK & Exam Info
This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.