Meaning of 桃
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- peach
How to use 桃
On its own, 桃 usually appears in compounds. In everyday speech people say 桃子 (táozi) for the fruit and 桃树 (táoshù) for the tree. Example: 我喜欢吃桃子。(Wǒ xǐhuan chī táozi.) I like eating peaches.
桃 combines 木 (mù, tree) on the left with 兆 (zhào) on the right. Picture a tree 木 so full of fruit that it signals 兆 a sweet harvest of peaches.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the right side as 北 or mix 桃 up with 跳 (tiào, to jump) and 逃 (táo, to flee), which share the 兆 part. Check the left side: the tree 木 means peach, the foot 足 means jump, and the walking radical 辶 means flee.
桃 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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桃 táo · peach · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 桃.
Questions about 桃
What does 桃 mean?
桃 (táo) means "peach" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 桃?
桃 is made of 1 character: 桃 (10 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 桃 an HSK word?
Yes. 桃 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why do walnut and cherry contain 桃 if they are not peaches?
Chinese uses 桃 in some names for other fruits and nuts, such as 核桃 (hétao, walnut), 胡桃 (hútáo, walnut) and 樱桃 (yīngtáo, cherry). Read these as fixed words and do not translate the 桃 part as peach. Note that in 核桃 the 桃 is usually said with a neutral tone.
What does 桃花 mean when people talk about love?
Besides peach blossom, 桃花 can refer to romance or a love affair. People may say someone has 桃花运 (táohuāyùn), meaning luck in love.