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{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=170|rad=阜|as=08|sn=11|four=77220|canj=NLPOU|ids=⿰阝匋}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[𭲏]], [[𬞌]], [[𩍂]], [[𡒘]]}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=1354.100|dkj=41705|dj=1858.010|hdz=64139.050|uh=9676}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
In oracle bone and bronze inscriptions, {{liushu|ic|nocap=yes}}: a mound of dirt ({{zh-l|*阜}}) + two people ({{zh-l|*勹}}) + earth ({{zh-l|*土}}) – "to dig", original character of {{zh-l|*掏}}. The shapes beneath the outermost {{zh-l|*勹}} were corrupted in {{w|bamboo slips}}, arriving at the modern form {{zh-l|*缶}} in seal script. 

Now a {{Han compound|阝|匋|c2=p|t1=soil mountain|t2=make pottery|ls=psc|ls2=ic|nocap=yes}}.

===Pronunciation 1===
{{zh-pron
|m=táo
|m-s=
|c=tou4
|c-t=hau3
|g=tau2
|h=pfs=thò;gd=tau2
|j=
|mb=dǎu
|md=dò̤
|mn=tô/qz:tô͘
|mn-t=tao5
|w=sh:6dau
|x=
|mc=2
|oc=1
|cat=n,v,a,pn
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[pottery]]; [[ceramics]]
# to make [[pottery]]
# to [[cultivate]]; to [[educate]]; to [[mould#Verb|mould]]
# [[contented]]; [[happy]]
# {{surname|zh}}
#: {{zh-x|^陶 ^行-知|{{w|Tao Xingzhi|'''Tao''' Xingzhi}} (renowned Chinese educator and reformer)}}
#: {{zh-x|'''^陶'''家嶺 ^村|[[Taojialing|'''Tao'''jialing]] (a village in [[Yonglong]], [[Jingshan]], [[Jingmen]], [[Hubei]], [[China]])}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|陶土<t:[[potter's clay]]>|陶工<t:[[potter]]>|陶瓷工|彩陶|彩陶文化|交趾陶|富比陶衛|富埒陶白|奧陶紀|樂樂陶陶|熏陶|甄陶|白陶罍|灰陶|樂陶陶|白陶|陶唐|陶陶|金屬陶瓷|陶冶|陶潛三徑|陶笵法|立陶宛|陶真|陶兀|陶塑|繪彩陶|陶寫|粗陶|赤土陶器|陶陶兀兀|陶唐氏|陶然|陶化|陶鈞|鈞陶|陶然亭|精密陶瓷|陶鎔|黑陶文化|黑陶|陶侃運甓|鬱陶|陶猗之富|陶染|陶庵夢憶|綠釉陶|陶養|陶鑄|陶鎔鼓鑄|陶藝|陶笵|陶硯|陶甄|陶瓷器|陶瓷|陶猗|陶犬瓦雞|陶然自得|陶潛五柳|陶泓|陶業|陶成|陶器婚|陶器|陶偶|陶俑|紫砂陶|陶瓷材料|陶醉|陶文|紅陶|自我陶醉|薰陶|遣興陶情|陶石|陶土製品|陶劉|陶場|陶家嶺|陶家河|陶港|陶店|陶城|陶笛|阿克陶|陶匠}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|th|เตา|bor=1}}

===Pronunciation 2===
{{zh-pron
|m=yáo
|c=jiu4
|mc=1
|oc=2
|cat=n,pn,a
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{alt form|zh|𨹋}}
:# {{zh-used in|皋陶}}
# {{zh-used in|陶陶|tr=yáoyáo}}
# {{alt form|zh|窯}}

====Compounds====
{{col3|zh|陶誕}}

===Pronunciation 3===
{{zh-pron
|m=dào
|c=dou6
|cat=a
}}

====Definitions====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{zh-only|陶陶|tr=dàodào}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=c|rs=阜08}}

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=どう<だう, よう<えう
|kanon=とう<たう, よう<えう
|kun=すえ-<すゑ-
|nanori=よし
}}

====Compounds====
* {{ja-r|陶%陶|よう%よう}}
* {{ja-r|陶%器|すえ%-うつわもの}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=kanon|とう}}
{{IPAchar|/tau/}} → {{IPAchar|/tɔː/}} → {{IPAchar|/toː/}}

From {{der|ja|ltc|sort=とう|-}} {{ltc-l|陶|id=2}}.

====Affix====
{{ja-pos|affix|とう|hhira=たう}}

# [[pottery]], [[ceramics]]
# {{lb|ja|by extension}} [[teach]], [[instruct]]
# [[pleasant]], [[indulgent]]
# [[cloudy]], [[foggy]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{der-top3}}
* {{ja-r|陶%器|とう%き}}
* {{ja-r|陶%工|とう%こう}}
* {{ja-r|陶%酔|とう%すい}}
* {{ja-r|陶%然|とう%ぜん}}
* {{ja-r|陶%土|とう%ど}}
* {{ja-r|陶%冶|とう%や}}
* {{ja-r|鬱%陶|うっ%とう}}
* {{ja-r|薫%陶|くん%とう}}
* {{ja-r|彩%陶|さい%とう}}
* {{ja-r|製%陶|せい%とう}}
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|すえ|alt=甄:rare}}

{{IPAchar|/suwe/}} → {{IPAchar|/sue/}}

From {{inh|ja|ojp|sort=すえ|-}}.

The nominalization of the {{m|ja|連用形|tr=ren'yōkei||stem or continuative form}} of verb {{m|ja|据える|tr=sueru||to [[set]], [[lay]]}}, from the way they are formed and/or crafted by the hands. {{rfv-etym|ja|sort=すえ}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|すえ|hhira=すゑ}}

# {{lb|ja|archaic|possibly|_|obsolete}} [[earthenware]], [[pottery]]

=====Derived terms=====
* {{ja-r|陶%物|すえ%もの}}

====Proper noun====
{{ja-pos|proper|すえ|hhira=^すゑ}}

# {{surname|ja|sort=すえ}}

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|[[지다|질]] [[그|그도]]|도}}

# {{hanja form of|도|[[pottery]], [[ceramics]], [[earthenware]]}}

{{ko-hanja|화락하다|화락할|요}}

# {{hanja form of|도|[[peaceful]], [[harmonious]], [[happy]]}}

{{ko-hanja|[[순임금]][[의]] [[신하]]|요}}

# {{rfdef|ko|sort=阜08}}

==Old Japanese==

===Etymology===
The nominalization of the {{m|ja|連用形|tr=ren'yōkei||stem or continuative form}} of verb {{m|ojp|据う|tr=suu||to [[set]], [[lay]]}}, from the way they are formed and/or crafted by the hands. {{rfv-etym|ojp|sort=すゑ}}

===Compounds===
* {{m|ojp|陶器|tr=suwemono<sub>2</sub>}}

===Noun===
{{head|ojp|noun|tr=suwe|kana|すゑ}}

# [[earthenware]], [[pottery]]

====Descendants====
* {{desc|ja|陶|tr=sue}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=đào|rs=阜08}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=阜08}}