| 淘 | táo | to wash; to clean out; to cleanse; to eliminate; to dredge |
| 淘汰 | táo tài | to wash out; elimination (by selection); natural selection; to knock out (in a competition); to die out; to phase out |
| 淘气 | táo qì | naughty; bad |
| 淘客 | táo kè | talk (loanword); chatline of PRC Internet company Taobao, taokshop.com |
| 淘宝网 | táo bǎo wǎng | Taobao, a PRC internet portal |
| 淘析 | táo xī | to strain; to wash and filter |
| 淘汰赛 | táo tài sài | a knock-out competition |
| 淘河 | táo hé | pelican |
| 淘洗 | táo xǐ | to wash |
| 淘神 | táo shén | troublesome; bothersome |
| 淘箩 | táo luó | basket (for washing rice) |
| 淘选 | táo xuǎn | to decant; to strain off |
| 淘金 | táo jīn | panning (for precious metals) |
| 淘金者 | táo jīn zhě | gold panner; prospector for gold |