Ideographic: A man 大 wrapped in a long 镸 cloth Radical:

meaning for tào:

  • - to cover
  • - to encase
  • - cover
  • - sheath
  • - to overlap
  • - to interleave
  • - to model after
  • - to copy
  • - formula
  • - harness
  • - loop of rope
  • - (fig.) to fish for
  • - to obtain slyly
  • - classifier for sets, collections
  • - bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)
  • - tau (Greek letter Ττ)suit
  • - a set
  • - a collection
  • - of the same kind
  • - the same old stuff
  • - set pattern of behaviorto form a complete set
  • - compatible
  • - matching
  • - complementaryforming a complete set
  • - complementing one anotherglove
  • - mitten
  • - Classifiers: 双 an entire set
  • - full complement