Meaning
kiln; oven
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yao” becomes a different word in each tone. 窑 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 窑场yáo cháng(Yuan dynasty) porcelain kilns (under imperial administration)
- 土窑tǔ yáoearthen kiln; loess cave
- 苦窑kǔ yáo(slang) prison
- 窑洞yáo dòngyaodong (a kind of cave dwelling in the Loess Plateau in northwest China)
- 窑姐儿yáo jiě rcolloquial (-r) form of 窑姐
Example Sentence
古时候，人们在窑里烧制陶瓷。Gǔ shí hou, rén men zài yáo lǐ shāo zhì táo cí.In ancient times, people fired pottery in kilns.
古时候Gǔ shí houin ancient times，人们rén menpeople在zàiat窑yáokiln里lǐinside烧制shāo zhìto fire (in a kiln)陶瓷táo cípottery and porcelain。