萄 meaning and stroke order
Grapes
How to write 萄, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 萄
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 葡萄[pu2 tao5]
How 萄 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Plant.
艹 gives the meaning and 匋 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 萄
萄 has the grass radical 艹 on top, which points to a plant, and 匋 (táo) underneath, which gives the sound. Picture a climbing vine plant with grapes hanging under its leaves.
萄 almost never appears alone. It lives inside the word 葡萄 (pútao, grape) and words built from it, like 葡萄酒 (wine) and 葡萄干 (raisin). Example: 我喜欢吃葡萄。(Wǒ xǐhuan chī pútao.) I like eating grapes.
Common mistake: Learners often read 萄 with a full second tone in 葡萄, but in everyday speech it is usually neutral tone: pútao. Also do not confuse 萄 with 陶 (táo, pottery), which shares the 匋 part but has the 阝 radical instead of 艹.
Common words with 萄
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
萄 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 萄
How many strokes are in 萄?
萄 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 萄 mean?
萄 (táo) means grapes. A common word with it is 葡萄酒 (pútaojiǔ), meaning "(grape) wine".
How do you pronounce 萄?
萄 is pronounced táo, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 萄?
The radical of 萄 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 萄 under this radical.
Is 萄 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 萄 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can 萄 be used by itself to mean grape?
No. On its own 萄 has no independent meaning in modern Chinese. You need the full word 葡萄 (pútao).
How do I say a bunch of grapes in Chinese?
Use the measure word 串 (chuàn): 一串葡萄 (yí chuàn pútao), a bunch of grapes. For single grapes you can say 一颗葡萄 (yì kē pútao).