萄 (táo) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
grapes
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
萄 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Top + Bottom. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 萄 is 艹 — meaning grass. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 获苦落葡艺著.
How the character is built
萄 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 艹 (plant) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 匋 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 萄
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
萄 appears in 12 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 萄 / 相关任务
Words containing 萄 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 萄 mean in Chinese?
萄 (táo) means grapes. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 萄 have?
萄 is written in 11 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 萄?
The radical of 萄 is 艹 (grass). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 获, 苦, 落, 葡, 艺.
What is the pinyin for 萄?
萄 is pronounced táo.
What HSK 4 words use 萄?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 萄 appears in 2 words, including 葡萄 (pútao), 葡萄酒 (pútaojiǔ). See the full list above.