掏

meaning for 掏 tāo:

• - to fish out (from pocket)
• - to scoopto dip into one's pocket
• - to pay out of pocket
• - to foot the billto fish out
• - to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)to hollow out
• - to empty out
• - to use up
• - (finance) tunnelingto pick pocketsto be totally devoted (to a person)