The kanji 汰 primarily conveys the meaning of "to wash," "to sift," or "to select by removing impurities." It implies a process of cleaning, removing unwanted elements, or choosing something from a larger group.

・On-yomi (音読み): タ (ta) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): たい (tai), さら-う (sara-u)

⚫︎ 淘汰 (とうた) Translation: elimination; selection; weeding out. ⚫︎ 汰れる (さら-れる) Translation: to be washed; to be sifted; to be filtered. ⚫︎ 選択 (せんたく) Translation: selection; choice.

The kanji 汰 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). ⚫︎ The semantic component is 氵 (water, みず), indicating the meaning is related to water or washing. ⚫︎ The phonetic component is 太 (tai), which provides the sound and hints at the meaning. Together, these components form the idea of washing or removing something with water.