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饕

tāo

Character

What 饕 means

1. literarygreedy; gluttonous

Words starting with 饕

• 饕餮tāo tièferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king…
• 饕客tāo kègourmand
• 饕餮纹tāo tiè wénzoomorphic mask motif
• 饕餮之徒tāo tiè zhī túglutton; gourmand; by extension, person who is greedy for power, money, sex etc
• 饕餮大餐tāo tiè dà cāngreat meal fit for dragon's son (idiom); sumptuous banquet

Words containing 饕

• 老饕lǎo tāoglutton

Characters that look like 饕

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 露lùdew; syrup; nectar
• 囊nángsack; purse; pocket (for money)
• 霸bàhegemon; tyrant; lord
• 霹pīused in 霹雳
• 颦pínto scowl; to knit the brows
• 鬟huána knot of hair on top of head

Sounds the same

Read tāo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 涛big wave; Taiwan pr. táo
• 掏to fish out (from pocket); to scoop
• 滔(bound form) to inundate; deluge; torrent
• 叨to receive the benefit of
• 韬bow case or scabbard; to hide; military strategy
• 绦braid; cord; sash
• 弢bow case; to cover
• 縚braid; cord; sash
• 慆rejoice
• 焘used in given names