萄 (táo) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 葡萄 pútao, grape”. It is written from 艹 (grass / plant radical) and 匋 (earthenware; pottery (a wrap 勹 around a vessel 缶)), one above the other, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
艹 + 匋
Top–bottom structure
- 艹 grass / plant radical · cǎo meaning
- 匋 earthenware; pottery (a wrap 勹 around a vessel 缶) · táo sound
Structure from: IDS (cjkvi-ids, build-time only): ⿱艹匋; checked against hanzi-writer-data stroke counts 艹3 + 匋8 = 11 (radStrokes 0–2 = 艹)
Memory aid
Grass (艹) — a climbing vine — grows over an earthenware jar (匋): grapes ripen above the jar that will hold their juice. 匋 also gives the sound: táo.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 葡萄pú taogrape萄 = táo
- 葡萄酒pú tao jiǔwine (grape wine)萄 = táo
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All readings
grape (in 葡萄)
used in 葡萄 pútao, grape
用于「葡萄」一词。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 葡萄pú taogrape萄 = táo
- 葡萄酒pú tao jiǔwine (grape wine)萄 = táo
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 萄 mean?
萄 (táo) means used in 葡萄 pútao, grape.
How do you pronounce 萄?
It is pronounced táo.
What parts is 萄 made of?
艹 (grass / plant radical) and 匋 (earthenware; pottery (a wrap 勹 around a vessel 缶)), one above the other. The recorded source is: IDS (cjkvi-ids, build-time only): ⿱艹匋; checked against hanzi-writer-data stroke counts 艹3 + 匋8 = 11 (radStrokes 0–2 = 艹). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 萄 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 萄?
艹. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 萄?
Common ones are 葡萄 and 葡萄酒. The reading of 萄 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.