韬 = 韦 + 舀

韬 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “sheath”. It is built from 韦 (tanned leather) and 舀 (dip).

Keyword: sheath
Pinyin (Mandarin): tāo
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: sheath, scabbard, bow case, луковица, ножны, оболочка, scabbard, bow case

Decomposition

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韦 tanned leather
舀 dip

How to find 韬 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tanned leather” + “dip”. 韬 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 韬 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.