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pottery

HSK 10
Objects →Tools →Implements
táo
トウ、ヨウ
やきもの
Depicts a person bent over (勹) making a clay pot (缶). 勹 also represents the sound. Original form of 陶.
Components
缶 earthen+ 勹 wrap =
匋 pottery
缶 Iconic component
fǒu earthen
earthen crock or jar
Depicts earthenware with a lid.
勹 Phonetic component
bāo wrap
Depicts a person bent over.
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Notes
Similar Characters
窑 coal (simp)缸 vat缺 deficient (trad)缽 earthenware (trad)罂 long (simp)罄 exhaust罅 fissure罈 jar (trad)罌 long (trad)罐 jar寶 treasure (trad)珤 jewel包 wrap甸 outlying areas鬱 depressed (trad/jp)匈 thorax匊 handful (iii)匍 lie匐 fall prostrate訇 the sound of a crash
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
匋
Regular
Modern
Chinese
匋 [táo]
pottery
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