陶 táo — pottery; (surname); pleased; pottery
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.
Common words: 陶瓷 (táo cí)、熏陶 (xūn táo)、陶醉 (táo zuì)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "pottery"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "pottery", including 陶 (táo), 陶 (táo). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "pottery" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 陶 (táo), 陶 (táo) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading táo, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 陶 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 陶 táopottery; (surname); pleased; potteryUseful words: 陶瓷, 熏陶
- 陶 táopottery; (surname); pleased; potteryUseful words: 陶瓷, 熏陶
Common words for these 2 "pottery" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 陶 (táo) — so "pottery" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "pottery".
陶 táo — pottery; (surname); pleased; pottery
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.
Common words: 陶瓷 (táo cí)、熏陶 (xūn táo)、陶醉 (táo zuì)
All 2 characters
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