Dong Chinese dictionary

táo

pottery

Depicts a person bent over (勹) making a clay pot (缶). 勹 also represents the sound. Original form of 陶.

Components

缶 Iconic component

fǒu

pottery

Depicts earthenware with a lid.

bāo

wrap

Depicts a person bent over.

Evolution

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

táo

pottery

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 6 characters (1 verified)

Sources