汰 (tài) — to eliminate through competition or selection (bound form, used in compounds like 淘汰)
Definition
汰 (tài) is a bound form used only in compounds like 淘汰 — it never stands alone and means the 'weeding out / elimination' half of the pair.
bound form
to eliminate through competition or selection (bound form, used in compounds like 淘汰)
Examples
- ，。Zài jìng zhēng zhōng, yōu shèng liè tài shì zì rán guī lǜ.In competition, survival of the fittest is a natural law.
- 。Gōng sī měi nián dōu huì táo tài yì pī luò hòu de yuán gōng.The company eliminates a batch of underperforming employees every year.
- 。Luò hòu de jì shù hěn kuài jiù huì bèi shì chǎng táo tài.Outdated technology will soon be eliminated by the market.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
汰 has 氵 on the left for water and 太 on the right for the sound.
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