Usage of the character 陶
táo
陶
[陶]
- pottery
- pleased
Táo
陶
[陶]
- surname Tao
zhēntáo
甄陶
[甄陶]
- to make sth of clay
- to appraise people of talent
táotǔ
陶土
[陶土]
- potter's clay
- kaolin
chìtáo
赤陶
[赤陶]
- terracotta
- terra cotta
táoyǒng
陶俑
[陶俑]
- a pottery figurine buried with the dead
xūntáo
熏陶
[薰陶]
- to seep in
- to influence
- to nurture
- influence
- training
táodí
陶笛
[陶笛]
- ocarina (musical instrument)
táozuì
陶醉
[陶醉]
- to be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in
táocí
陶瓷
[陶瓷]
- pottery and porcelain
- ceramics
Táo Zhé
陶喆
[陶喆]
- David Tao (1969-), Taiwanese singer-songwriter
táoyì
陶艺
[陶藝]
- ceramic art
Guǎntáo
馆陶
[館陶]
- Guantao county in Handan 邯鄲／邯郸 ( Hándān), Hebei
táoqì
陶器
[陶器]
- pottery
táozhēn
陶甄
[陶甄]
- to mold and educate people
Dìngtáo
定陶
[定陶]
- Dingtao county in Heze 菏澤／菏泽 ( Hézé), Shandong
Táo Qián
陶潜
[陶潛]
- Tao Qian or Tao Yuanming 陶淵明／陶渊明 (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
táozhōng
陶盅
[陶盅]
- pottery bowl
báitáo
白陶
[白陶]
- white pottery (of Shang Dynastry 16-11th century BC)
táojiàng
陶匠
[陶匠]
- potter
táoyàn
陶砚
[陶硯]
- ink stone made of pottery
Táolè
陶乐
[陶樂]
- former Taole county, now in Pingluo county 平羅縣／平罗县 ( Píngluóxiàn), Shizuishan 石嘴山 ( Shízuǐshān), Ningxia
hēitáo
黑陶
[黑陶]
- black eggshell pottery (of the Neolithic Longshan culture)
táoyě
陶冶
[陶冶]
- lit. to fire pots and smelt metal
- fig. to educate
zhìtáo
制陶
[製陶]
- to manufacture pottery
táogōng
陶工
[陶工]
- pottery
- potter
Táolèxiàn
陶乐县
[陶樂縣]
- former Taole county, now in Pingluo county 平羅縣／平罗县 ( Píngluóxiàn), Shizuishan 石嘴山 ( Shízuǐshān), Ningxia
Táo Yuānmíng
陶渊明
[陶淵明]
- Tao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
sītáotè
司陶特
[司陶特]
- (Tw) stout (beer) (loanword)
Guǎntáoxiàn
馆陶县
[館陶縣]
- Guantao county in Handan 邯鄲／邯郸 ( Hándān), Hebei
Aòtáoxì
奥陶系
[奧陶系]
- Ordovician system (geology)
Táo Zhéxuān
陶哲轩
[陶哲軒]
- Terence Tao, Chinese-Australian mathematician, Fields medalist in 2006
Yè Shèngtáo
叶圣陶
[葉聖陶]
- Ye Shengtao (1894-1988), writer and editor, known esp. for children's books
lètáotáo
乐陶陶
[樂陶陶]
- joyful
- cheerful
táocíqì
陶瓷器
[陶瓷器]
- pottery
- chinaware
Dìngtáo Xiàn
定陶县
[定陶縣]
- Dingtao County in Heze 菏澤／菏泽 ( Hézé), Shandong
Táo Zōngyí
陶宗仪
[陶宗儀]
- Tao Zongyi (c. 1329-1410), Yuan dynasty scholar
Aòtáojì
奥陶纪
[奧陶紀]
- Ordovician (geological period 495-440m years ago)
Lìtáowǎn
立陶宛
[立陶宛]
- Lithuania
Táo Xíngzhī
陶行知
[陶行知]
- Tao Xingzhi (1891-1946), Chinese educator and reformer
Akètáo
阿克陶
[阿克陶]
- Aketedu county in Xinjiang (on the border with Kyrgyzstan)
zìwǒtáozuì
自我陶醉
[自我陶醉]
- self-satisfied
- self-imbued
- narcissistic
táoyěqíngcāo
陶冶情操
[陶冶情操]
- to cultivate one's mind
- to build character
xūntáochéngxìng
熏陶成性
[熏陶成性]
- (idiom) nurture makes second nature
- good habits come by long assimilation
Lìtáowǎnrén
立陶宛人
[立陶宛人]
- Lithuanian (person)
jīngmìtáocí
精密陶瓷
[精密陶瓷]
- fine ceramics (used for dental implants, synthetic bones, electronics, knife blades etc)
- advanced ceramics
- engineered ceramics
wèishēngtáocí
卫生陶瓷
[衛生陶瓷]
- chamber pot
- commode
zhìtáogōngrén
制陶工人
[製陶工人]
- potter
Akètáoxiàn
阿克陶县
[阿克陶縣]
- Aketedu county in Xinjiang (on the border with Kyrgyzstan)