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淘

wash, cleanse

淘 is composed of the radical 水 (water) and 匋 (pottery). 匋 represents an earthenware vessel. Thus, 淘 conveys the concept of pouring water into a vessel to wash or sift away impurities from its contents.

Vocabulary of 淘

  • 淘汰 (die out)
  • 淘金 (pan for gold)

Classification

  • Radical: 水
  • Etyma: 缶

Related Characters:

4水
water
5永forever5氾
flood
6汐tide6汎
float
6汗
sweat
6汛
flood
6污filth6汙filth6池
pond
6汔dry7決decide7汪
expanse of water
7沆
sail
7沃fertile7沙sand7求
request
7汽steam7泛float8沽buy8泳swim8泡bubble8沓many8踏tread8注
pour
8油
oil
8泄
leak
8沿along8波wave8泯obliterate8泠limpid8泗nasal mucus8泊docking8泥mud8沾
moisten
8法law9洽
contact
9浡
gushing
9洗wash9泉
fountain
9活live9洼
sunken
9洞cave9洛name of river9洌clear10涌rush10浪
wave
10酒wine10浣
wash
10浩grand10涉wade10涂road10浴bath10消disappear10海sea10浦shore11清clear11淆confused11涸dry11淺shallow11渉wade11淘wash11涼
cool
11涯
shore
11液liquid11涎saliva11深deep11渚islet12湧rush12湖lake12渾entire12湯hot or boiling water12渣dregs12渺tiny12滑slide12測measure12湍rush12溲urinate12減reduce12渙
dissipate
12渲wash13源
source
13溶dissolve13溢overflow13滄vast13滅extinguish13漠desert14漂float14滴drip14漲rise14漁
fishing
14漫unrestrained14漓seep through14滷brine14漢river15漿broth15潑splash15澄clear15滕
surname
15澆
pour
16澶still water16澤pool17濫excessive17濕wet17濡moisten17濛drizzle18濺splash21灌
pour
22灘beach24灝
vast
25灣bay
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