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Chinese symbol for “ceramics”

陶瓷
táo cí
pottery and porcelain; ceramics

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ceramics is 陶瓷 (táo cí), defined as: pottery and porcelain; ceramics.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

陶 táo
pottery, ceramics
radical 170 ⾩ · 11 strokes
瓷 cí
china, crockery, porcelain
radical 98 ⽡ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 陶瓷.

WordPinyinMeaning
陶器táo qìpottery
陶醉táo zuìto be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in
熏陶 (薰陶)xūn táoto seep in; to influence
陶冶táo yělit. to fire pots and smelt metal; fig. to educate
陶土táo tǔpotter's clay; kaolin
瓷器cí qìchinaware; porcelain
瓷砖 (瓷磚)cí zhuānceramic tile
青瓷qīng cíceladon (pottery)

See also: Japanese symbol for “ceramics”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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