涛 tāo large waves
How to remember 涛: 氵 water + 寿 old age = large waves. The cold water never stops Grandpa, who has surfed into old age and still rides the large waves every morning.
Component breakdown
涛 = 氵 water + 寿 old age
- 氵 water
- 寿 old age
The cold water never stops Grandpa, who has surfed into old age and still rides the large waves every morning.
How it is used
- Great billowing waves - 波涛 (bōtāo) mighty waves, 惊涛骇浪 (jīngtāo-hàilàng) terrifying waves, i.e. a perilous situation.
- 松涛 (sōngtāo) is the 'wave-sound' of wind through pines. Also very common in given names. Literary/poetic.