濤
tāo

large waves

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 壽 represents the sound.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

壽
壽 Sound component
shòu old age

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangduː
duː
Unicodedhɑu

說文解字

大波也。从水壽聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

涛 tāo large waves Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 寿 represents the sound. Simplified form of 濤.

Components

氵
氵 Meaning component
shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

寿
寿 Sound component
shòu old age

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode