陶瓷
Old HSK 6
陶瓷 (táocí) · ceramics
陶瓷 (táocí) means “ceramics; pottery and porcelain”. It is written with 2 characters: 陶 (pottery) + 瓷 (china). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 陶瓷 is built
The characters
陶 táo · pottery
What 陶 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 匋táo — pottery
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 缶fǒu — earthen crock or jar
- 山shān — mountain
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
瓷 cí · china
What 瓷 is made of
- 次cì — order
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 欠qiàn — to lack
- ⺈ — top shape
- 人rén — person
- 冫bīng — ice
- 瓦wǎ — tile
Example sentences
景德镇的陶瓷很有名。Jǐngdézhèn de táocí hěn yǒumíng.Jingdezhen's ceramics are very famous.
她买了一套陶瓷茶具。Tā mǎi le yītào táocí chájù.She bought a ceramic tea set.
Questions about 陶瓷
What does 陶瓷 mean?
陶瓷 (táocí) means “ceramics; pottery and porcelain”.
How do you pronounce 陶瓷?
陶瓷 is pronounced táocí.
Which HSK level is 陶瓷?
陶瓷 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 陶瓷 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 176: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.