淘 táo
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 匋 pottery
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
淘气
táoqì
naughty
Characters in this word
气 qì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 气 — air, gas
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这个孩子虽然有点淘气，但心地很善良。 Zhège háizi suīrán yǒudiǎn táoqì, dàn xīndì hěn shànliáng. Although this child is a bit naughty, he is very kind-hearted.
- 弟弟淘气极了，总是把玩具扔得到处都是。 Dìdi táoqì jí le, zǒngshì bǎ wánjù rēng de dàochù dōu shì. My little brother is extremely naughty and is always throwing toys everywhere.
- 小猫很淘气，一直在追着线球玩。 Xiǎo māo hěn táoqì, yìzhí zài zhuī zhe xiànqiú wán. The kitten is very playful and keeps chasing a ball of yarn.