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陶 Táo

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Táo | Tao2
English translation
surname Tao
pottery
pleased
pottery, ceramics

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About 陶 Táo

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

陶 Táo

Contains the radical

阝 yì

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A mound 阝 yì of clay 匋 táo ; 匋 táo also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of 陶 Táo

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰阝匋

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Example sentences using 陶 Táo

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他 tā 迷迷糊 hú 糊 hú 的 de 又 yòu 陶醉 táozuì 在 zài 男欢女爱 nán huān nǚ aì 的 de 幻梦 huàn mèng 中 Zhōng 了 le .

He drifted off into sexual reverie again.

粗 cū 陶器 táo qì 很 hěn 硬 yìng ,不 bù 会 huì 被 bèi 划出痕迹 hénjì .

Stoneware is tough and cannot be scratched.

个人 gèrén 来 lái 说 shuì , 我 wǒ 从来 cónglái 不 bù 会用我 wǒ 的 de 厨房 chúfáng 炉子 lú zi 来 lái 烘焙 hōng bèi 软 ruǎn 陶 Táo .

Personally, I don't bake any PC in my kitchen oven.

这 zhè 一段轻松 qīngsōng 的 de 插曲 chā qǔ 令 Líng 年轻人 nián qīng rén 陶醉 táozuì .

This carefree interlude reacted upon the young people like wine.

你 nǐ 慌忙 huāng máng 挂 guà 上 shǎng 电话 diàn huà ,去 qù 照料 zhào liào 孩子 háizi , 去 qù 收拾 shōushi 陶器 táo qì , 等等 děng děng .

You hang up hurriedly and attend to baby, crockery, etc.

Words with 陶 Táo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
陶 Táo pottery陶 Táo
陶瓷 táocí ceramics陶瓷 táocí
陶醉 táozuì to be drunk with陶醉 táozuì
立陶宛 Lì táo wǎn Lithuania立陶宛 Lì táo wǎn
熏陶 xūntáo to seep in薰陶
陶器 táo qì pottery陶器 táo qì
陶艺 táo yì ceramic art陶藝
自我陶醉 zì wǒ táo zuì self-satisfied自我陶醉 zì wǒ táo zuì
陶冶 táo yě fig. to educate陶冶 táo yě
陶土 táo tǔ kaolin陶土 táo tǔ
陶渊明 Táo Yuān míng Tao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet陶淵明
立陶宛人 Lì táo wǎn rén Lithuanian (person)立陶宛人 Lì táo wǎn rén
陶冶情操 táo yě qíng cāo to cultivate one's mind陶冶情操 táo yě qíng cāo
陶潜 Táo Qián Tao Qian or Tao Yuanming 陶渊明 Táo Yuān míng |陶淵明 (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet陶潛
陶行知 Táo Xíng zhī Tao Xingzhi (1891-1946), Chinese educator and reformer陶行知 Táo Xíng zhī
叶圣陶 Yè Shèng táo Ye Shengtao (1894-1988), writer and editor, known esp. for children's books葉聖陶
陶俑 táo yǒng a pottery figurine buried with the dead陶俑 táo yǒng
乐陶陶 lè táo táo joyful樂陶陶
定陶 Dìng táo Dingtao county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽 Hé zé [Hé​zé], Shandong定陶 Dìng táo

陶 Táo Decomposition & Compounds

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陶 Táo Decomposition

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