淘
táo
to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities)
to dredge; to scoop out (sediment or waste); (dialect) to hunt for and buy (bargains or second-hand goods); (dialect) naughty; mischievous
water (氵) + sound táo (匋) = rinse and sift in water
The water radical (氵) carries the meaning: swishing things through water to rinse away what doesn't belong. 匋 mainly contributes the sound táo and does not add semantic weight here.
妈妈在厨房里淘米，准备煮饭。
māma zài chúfáng lǐ táo mǐ，zhǔnbèi zhǔ fàn。
Mom is washing rice in the kitchen, getting ready to cook.
他每个周末都去旧货市场淘一些便宜的东西。
tā měi gè zhōumò dōu qù jiùhuò shìchǎng táo yīxiē piányí de dōngxi。
He goes to the secondhand market every weekend to hunt for cheap things.
Words with 淘
小淘气
xiǎo táo qì
rascal
末位淘汰
mò wèi táo tài
sacking the worst-performing employee
海淘
hǎi táo
online purchase of goods dispatched from overseas
淘客
táo kè
talk (loanword)
淘宝
táo bǎo
Taobao, a Chinese online shopping website (abbr. for 淘寶網|淘宝网[Tao2 bao3 Wang3])
淘宝网
táo bǎo wǎng
Taobao Marketplace, a Chinese website for online shopping
淘析
táo xī
to strain
淘气
táo qì
naughty
淘汰
táo tài
to wash out
淘汰赛
táo tài sài
a knockout competition
淘河
táo hé
pelican
淘洗
táo xǐ
to wash