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  1. 涛 is the 2050th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 8 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , 寿
Radical :
=> (water), (one), (two), (line), (thumb)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 𠂇, ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. tao1 - big wave

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

波涛 (波濤)
胡锦涛 (胡錦濤)

Medium Frequency

 ()
惊涛 (驚濤)
惊涛骇浪 (驚濤駭浪)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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