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CHINESE CHARACTER

拓 (tà): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

to develop, to expand, to open up
HSK 7-98 strokes

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Primary radical

扌 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 拓.

Phonetic component

石 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 8

Write 拓 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 拓 (tà) mean in Chinese?

to develop, to expand, to open up

How do you write 拓 in stroke order?

拓 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 拓?

扌 is the radical in 拓. It is the hand side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 拓?

开拓 (kāituò): to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions); fig. to open up (new horizons); 拓宽 (tuòkuān): to broaden; 拓展 (tuòzhǎn): to expand; to extend; to broaden (client base, outlook, territory etc); (computing) to scale up; to increase system capacity.