| 陶 | 557A00 32.50-6 | 部居  | 畫數 10 | ㄊㄠˊ [tao2] | ||
| N. | (1) A surname. (2) Earthenware, pottery. | |||||
| V.t. | To mold (character) as with clay, 陶冶 [tao2ye3]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | Happy, contented; 陶陶，陶情 [tao2tao2], [tao2qing2]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 陶場 [tao2chang3], n., potter's workshop or factory. 2. 陶器 [tao2qi4], n., pottery, earthenware. 3. 陶情 [tao2qing2], v.i., enjoy oneself: 陶情於山水 relax one's mind in nature. 4. 陶匠 [tao2jiang4], n., potter. 5. 陶鑄 [tao2zhu4], v.t., educate and train talents (as potters and blacksmiths mold and form utensils). 6. 陶鈞 [tao2jUn1], n. & v.t., (AC) potter's wheel; to mold character as potter molds clay. 7. 陶煉 (鍊) [tao2lian4], v.t., to train through hardships and discipline. 8. 陶染 [tao2ran3], v.t., influence (character) by association or contact. 9. 陶然 [tao2ran2], adj., carefree, happy, contented. 10. 陶鎔 [tao2rong2], v.t., see [tao2zhu4]↑. 11. 陶陶 [tao2tao2], adj., happy; drunk. 12. 陶土 [tao2tu3], n., potter's clay. 13. 陶醉 [tao2zui4], v.t., be infatuated with (women, Western culture). 14. 陶瓦 [tao2wa3], n., bricks and tiles. 15. 陶硯 [tao2yan4], n., earthen ink slab. 16. 陶冶 [tao2ye3], v.t., to mold, influence through contact: 陶冶性情 to shape or cleanse one's spirit (as with poetry). | |||||