陶
táo
pottery
surname Tao; pleased
mound (阝) + pottery craft (匋) = pottery and pleasure
匋 depicts a person shaping clay on a pottery wheel — the core image of craft and creation. The mound radical 阝 here evokes elevated terrain, associating the kiln or craft with a place, lending the character its sense of settled, productive dwelling that brings contentment.
她很喜欢陶器，家里放了好几件。
tā hěn xǐ huān táo qì, jiā lǐ fàng le hǎo jǐ jiàn。
She really likes pottery; there are quite a few pieces at home.
他在花园里劳动，感到心旷神怡，乐在其中，真是陶然自得。
tā zài huā yuán lǐ láo dòng, gǎn dào xīn kuàng shén yí, lè zài qí zhōng, zhēn shì táo rán zì dé。
He worked in the garden feeling open and refreshed, fully enjoying himself, truly at ease and pleased.
Words with 陶
阿克陶
ā kè táo
Aketedu county in Xinjiang (on the border with Kyrgyzstan)
阿克陶县
ā kè táo xiàn
Aketedu county in Xinjiang (on the border with Kyrgyzstan)
陶俑
táo yǒng
a pottery figurine buried with the dead
陶冶
táo yě
lit. to fire pots and smelt metal
陶冶情操
táo yě qíng cāo
to cultivate one's mind
陶匠
táo jiàng
potter
陶哲轩
táo zhé xuān
Terence Tao, Chinese-Australian mathematician, Fields medalist in 2006
陶喆
táo zhé
David Tao (1969-), Taiwanese singer-songwriter
陶器
táo qì
pottery
陶土
táo tǔ
potter's clay
陶宗仪
táo zōng yí
Tao Zongyi (c. 1329-1410), Yuan dynasty scholar
陶工
táo gōng
pottery