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(jyutping) tou4, (pinyin) tao2 [1] [n,v] pottery; earthenware; make pottery [2] [v] cultivate; mould; educate [3] [adj] contented; happy; joyful [4] [n] a Chinese family name (jyutping) jiu4, (pinyin) yao2 皋陶 - name of a person in ancient China   Additional PoS:   Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Dec 2010 13:46 |
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薰陶
fan1 tou4 = nurture; cultivate
陶瓷
tou4 ci4 = ceramics, china, pottery
陶器
tou4 hei3 = earthenware
粗陶
cou1 tou4 = coarse pottery ware
陶醉
tou4 zeoi3 = infatuated
自我陶醉
zi6 ngo5 tou4 zeoi3 = narcissism
陶瓷刀
tou4 ci4 dou1 = ceramic knife
陶藝
tou4 ngai6 = ceramic art
立陶宛
laap6 tou4 jyun2 = Lithuania
阿克陶
aa3 hak1 tou4 = Aketao (place in Xinjiang)
定陶
ding6 tou4 = Dingtao (place in Shandong)
館陶
gun2 tou4 = Guantao (place in Hebei)
陶喆
tou4 zit3 = David Tao (popular Taiwanese singer and songwriter)
陶冶
tou4 je5 = mold, form or influence a person's character
陶晶瑩
tou4 zing1 jing4 = Matilda Tao (a.k.a., Momoco) |
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