Meaning
pottery; (surname); pleased; pottery
Chinese: 陶土、陶器，也可指陶冶。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tao” becomes a different word in each tone. 陶 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 陶瓷táo cípottery and porcelain; ceramics
- 熏陶xūn táoto seep in; to influence; to nurture; influence
- 陶醉táo zuìto be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in
- 陶冶táo yělit. to fire pots and smelt metal; fig. to educate
- 陶然táo rán(literary) happy and carefree
Example Sentence
博物馆里展出了许多古代的陶器。Bó wù guǎn lǐ zhǎn chū le xǔ duō gǔ dài de táo qì.The museum displays many ancient pottery items.
博物馆Bó wù guǎnmuseum里lǐinside展出zhǎn chūto put on display了le(completed action)许多xǔ duōmany古代gǔ dàiancient times的deof陶器táo qìpottery。