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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)

黑陶
hēitáo
black eggshell pottery (of the Neolithic Longshan culture)
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
陶醉
táozuì
to be infatuated with
HSK 6
馆陶
Guǎntáo
Guantao county in Handan [[邯鄲|邯郸<Hándān>]], Hebei

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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