陶(táo)

HSK 7-910 strokes
Readingstáoyáo

surname Tao

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Character information

Pinyin
táo / yáo
Meaning
surname Tao
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 陶 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰阝匋

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

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

阝fǔ匋táo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 陶 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 陶

Common words using 陶 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xūn熏táo陶
HSK 7-9

to seep in; to influence; to nurture; influence; training

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táo陶yě冶
HSK 7-9

lit. to fire pots and smelt metal

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táo陶cí瓷
HSK 7-9

pottery and porcelain

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táo陶zuì醉
HSK 7-9

to be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in

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zhēn甄táo陶

to make sth of clay; to appraise people of talent

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bái白táo陶

white pottery (of Shang Dynastry 16-11th century BC)

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zhì制táo陶

to manufacture pottery

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táo陶yǒng俑

a pottery figurine buried with the dead

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 陶’s common words

熏冶瓷醉甄白制俑

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