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逃

táo

to run away; to skip

A person running from a shadow
Memory picture

Character

逃 táo

Strokes
9
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 兆 omen
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 快逃出去。 Kuài táo chūqù. Run out quickly.
  • 小狗逃了。 Xiǎogǒu táo le. The puppy runs away.
  • 我想逃课。 Wǒ xiǎng táo kè. I want to skip class.

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