掏

tāo

variant of 掏[tao1]

hand (扌) + phonetic (匋) = dig into a pocket and pull out

The hand radical carries the meaning: reaching in to pull something out. 匋 contributes the sound tāo and does not add semantic weight here.

扌+匋→掏

匋An old character related to pottery-makingPhonetic

扌HandSemantic

他从口袋里掏出一把钥匙。

tā cóng kǒudài lǐ tāo chū yī bǎ yàoshi。

He took out a key from his pocket.

她掏出手机，查了一下时间。

tā tāo chū shǒujī，chá le yī xià shíjiān。

She pulled out her phone and checked the time.

掏腰包

tāo yāo bāo

to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill

掏出

tāo chū

to fish out

自掏腰包

zì tāo yāo bāo

to pay out of one's own pocket

掏包

tāo bāo

to pick pockets

掏心掏肺

tāo xīn tāo fèi

to be totally devoted (to a person)

掏空

tāo kōng

to hollow out

掏耳

tāo ěr

to remove earwax with an ear pick

掏耳勺

tāo ěr sháo

ear pick

掏钱

tāo qián

to pay