Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 掏

to fish out (from pocket)
to scoop

variant of 掏 (tāo)

to fish out
to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)

to remove earwax with an ear pick

to hollow out
to empty out
to use up
(finance) tunneling

to pick pockets

to pay
to spend money
to fork out

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

zìtāoyāobāo

to pay out of one's own pocket
to dig into one's pocket

tāoxīntāofèi

to be totally devoted (to a person)