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陶
táo
1. pottery
2. pleased
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

陶
táo
pottery, ceramics
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

定陶
Dìngtáo
Dingtao county in Heze [[菏澤|菏泽<Hézé>]], Shandong
甄陶
zhēntáo
to make sth of clay
白陶
báitáo
white pottery (of Shang Dynastry 16-11th century BC)
熏陶
xūntáo
to seep in
HSK 6
制陶
zhìtáo
to manufacture pottery
赤陶
chìtáo
terracotta
陶俑
táoyǒng
a pottery figurine buried with the dead
陶冶
táoyě
lit. to fire pots and smelt metal
陶喆
TáoZhé
David Tao (1969-), Taiwanese singer-songwriter
陶器
táoqì
pottery
陶土
táotǔ
potter's clay
陶工
táogōng
pottery
陶乐
Táolè
former Taole county, now in Pingluo county [[平羅縣|平罗县<Píngluóxiàn>]], Shizuishan [[石嘴山<Shízuǐshān>]], Ningxia
陶潜
TáoQián
Tao Qian or Tao Yuanming [[陶渊明|陶淵明]] (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
陶瓷
táocí
pottery and porcelain
HSK 6
陶甄
táozhēn
to mold and educate people
陶盅
táozhōng
pottery bowl
陶砚
táoyàn
ink stone made of pottery
陶笛
táodí
ocarina (musical instrument)
陶艺
táoyì
ceramic art

Alternate Entries

陶
Táo
surname Tao

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,600
Word Frequency Rank
3,200 of 84,292

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