洮河

Táohé
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Tao River, tributary of the upper Yellow River in southwest Gansu
  2. 2 Tao inkstone

Examples

HSK 7-9
Táohé shì Huánghé shàngyóu de yì tiáo zhīliú.
The Tao is a tributary of the upper Yellow River.
HSK 7-9
Táohé biān chūchǎn de lǜsè shítou kěyǐ zuòchéng yàntái.
The green stone found along the Tao can be made into inkstones.

Tips

culture
It rises in eastern Qinghai and joins the Yellow River at the Liujiaxia reservoir in Gansu. Its green stone makes 洮砚, one of China's four famous inkstones.
register
Calling the inkstone itself 洮河 belongs to classical poetry; in modern Chinese it is 洮砚.

Stroke Order

洮 Táo
河 hé