滔 Stroke Order

滔 [tāo] 1. To be widespread, to be filled. - 弥漫，充满：～天。～～。 - English: To be widespread, to be filled: inundating the sky. To flood. 2. Arrogant. - 倨慢：“士不滥，官不～”。 - English: Haughty: "Scholars are not reckless, officials are not arrogant." 3. Vast. - 广大。 - English: Wide and long. --- 滔 [tāo] (as an adjective) Definition: The appearance of large water force. Character formation: Phonetic-semantic, combining water and the sound "yǎo." 1. Same as the original meaning (inundating). - 引: 1. "说文": 滔，水漫漫大貌。 (In "Shuo Wen": 滔 refers to the vastness of water.) 2. "广雅": 滔，漫也。 (In "Guang Ya": 滔 means to overflow.) 3. "书·尧典": 象恭滔天。 (In "Book of Documents": Symbolizes respect inundating the heavens.) 4. 浩浩滔天。 5. "诗·齐风·载驱": 汶水滔滔。 (In "Book of Poems": The Wen river flows continuously.) 6. "诗·小雅·四月": 滔滔江汉。 (In "Book of Poems": The Yangtze and Han rivers surge.) 7. "书·益稷": 洪水滔天，浩浩怀山襄陵。 (In "Book of Documents": The flood inundates the heavens, rolling forth from the mountains.) - Example: - 又如:滔涸(水漫溢与干涸);滔漭(水弥漫浩广的样子);滔滔滚滚，滔漫(大水漫溢) - English: For example: 滔涸 (flooding and drying up); 滔漭 (the vast appearance of water); 滔滔滚滚, 滔漫 (flooding, overflowing waters). 2. Arrogant, domineering. - 引: 1. "左传·昭公二十六年": 士不滥， 官不滔。 (In "Zuo Zhuan": Scholars are not reckless; Officials are not domineering.) - Example: - 又如: 滔德(倨慢不恭的品格) - English: For example: 滔德 (the character of arrogance and disrespect). 3. Vast. - Example: - 如: 滔土(广阔的土地); 滔窕(广远不着边际) - English: Such as: 滔土 (vast land); 滔窕 (wide and endless). --- 滔 [tāo] (as a verb) 1. To cause a flood. - 引: 1. "淮南子": 舜之时，共工振滔洪水，以薄空桑。 (In "Huainanzi": During the time of Shun, the floodwaters surged due to Gonggong, overwhelming the Mulberry trees.) 2. To swarm together. - 引: 1. "庄子": 无器而民滔乎前。 (In "Zhuangzi": Without tools, the people swarm forward.)