陶 táo
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 匋 pottery
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
陶瓷
táocí
ceramics; porcelain
Characters in this word
瓷 cí
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 瓦 — tile
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 景德镇陶瓷不仅是日用品，也是连接工艺、贸易与审美的文化符号。 Jǐngdézhèn táocí bùjǐn shì rìyòngpǐn, yě shì liánjiē gōngyì, màoyì yǔ shěnměi de wénhuà fúhào. Jingdezhen ceramics are not only everyday goods but also cultural symbols linking craft, trade, and aesthetics.
- 那家小店专门卖手工陶瓷，每个杯子都很漂亮。 Nà jiā xiǎo diàn zhuānmén mài shǒugōng táocí, měi gè bēizi dōu hěn piàoliang. That little shop sells only handmade ceramics, and every cup is beautiful.
- 他收藏的陶瓷大多是几十年前的老东西。 Tā shōucáng de táocí dàduō shì jǐ shí nián qián de lǎo dōngxi. Most of the ceramics he collects are old pieces from several decades ago.
Related words
- 陶冶 táoyě to cultivate; to mould and improve
- 陶醉 táozuì to be intoxicated with; to be immersed in
- 熏陶 xūntáo to influence; to nurture through exposure
- 瓷器 cíqì porcelain
- 橡胶 xiàngjiāo rubber
- 丝绸 sīchóu silk
- 油漆 yóuqī paint; to paint
- 丝 sī silk thread; trace
- 锈 xiù rust; to rust
- 水晶 shuǐjīng crystal
- 钻石 zuànshí diamond
- 岩石 yánshí rock; stone