Memory phrase for the character: 陶

陶

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Meaning

pottery, pleased

Pronunciation

 táo

Explanation

 Left: hill 阝, right: package 匋 (wrap 勹, can 缶 [lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵])

Mnemonic
 
Take material from this hill (= clay) to make a package: pottery.

Radicals

阝 hillThis radical shows a hill. This radical 阝 is always on the left of the hanzi. (Please note that this relatively similar radical ⻏ stands for “village” and is in the character always on the right.)
匋 package, pottery
勹 wrap
缶 can, jarA lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵.
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 Vocabulary

甄陶 zhēn táo  to make sth of clay; to appraise people of talent
陶甄 táo zhēn  to mold and educate people
熏陶 xūn táo  to seep in; to influence; to nurture; influence; training
立陶宛 Lì táo wǎn  Lithuania; the Lithuanian republic, former Baltic Soviet republic
立陶宛人 Lì táo wǎn rén  Lithuanian (person)
陶哲轩 Táo Zhé xuān  Terence Tao, Chinese-Australian mathematician, Fields medalist in 2006
陶瓷 táo cí  pottery and porcelain; ceramics
陶盅 táo zhōng  pottery bowl
陶盅 táo zhōng  

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