懂中文 Dong Chinese

陶

táo

pottery

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

Components
阝 meaning component

阝  Meaning component

fù

  

hill, place

匋 sound,meaning component

匋  Sound Meaning component

táo

  

pottery

Evolution

陶 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
陶 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
陶 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
陶 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

陶  

táo

pottery, ceramics; pottery; pleased

陶  

Táo

surname Tao

Most common words with 陶
Freq.
Word
Meaning

陶

pottery

陶瓷

ceramics

陶醉

to be drunk with

立陶宛

Lithuania

熏陶

to seep in