EARTHENWARE  陶器

VESSEL PRODUCED USING CLAY.
POTTERYSTONEWARECHINAPORCELAINPOTSCROCKERY
Hypernym
  • VESSELHARD CONTAINER USED FOR PUTTING SUBSTANCES INTO it.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general term for earthenware is wǎ 瓦.

2. Tǔ 土 sometimes refers specifically to something that is of rough primitive earthenware.

3. Táo 陶 refers to advanced pottery by the use of the potter's wheel.

4. Cí 瓷 refers specifically to porcelain which existed from Han times but is first mentioned in the written sources in Nanbeichao times.

Modern Chinese Criteria
陶器

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

    Words

    陶  táo OC: b-lu MC: dɑu 10 AttributionsWD

    Táo 陶 refers to advanced pottery by the use of the potter's wheel.

      Syntactic words
    • npottery
    • nabmethodpottery, the trade of a potter
    • nmadNmade of pottery
    • v[adN]ZHOULI: potter
    • vadNearthenware
    • vi+N{PLACE}engage in pottery in Npl
    • viactengage in pottery
    • vtoNmake by the methods of pottery> fashion, mould, make
    土  tǔ OC: kh-laaʔ MC: thuo̝ 6 AttributionsWD

    Tǔ 土 sometimes refers specifically to something that is of rough primitive earthenware.

      Syntactic words
    • nprimitive pottery
    • nmadNHF: made by the methods of primitive pottery
    • nmadVlike earthenware　SHIJI: 土崩
    瓦  wǎ OC: ŋʷraalʔ MC: ŋɣɛ 5 AttributionsWD

    The general term for earthenware is wǎ 瓦.

      Syntactic words
    • ngeneral term for any kind of earthenware
    • nmadNmade of earthenware; earthenware
    • nmadVlike earthenware
    陶者  táo zhě OC: b-lu kljaʔ MC: dɑu tɕɣɛ 2 AttributionsWD
      Syntactic words
    • NPagentprofessional potter
    瓷  cí OC: sdi MC: dzi 0 AttributionsWD

    Cí 瓷 refers specifically to porcelain which existed from Han times but is first mentioned in the written sources in Nanbeichao times.

      Syntactic words
    • npost-Han, NANBEICHAO: porcelainNB: porcelain dating from Han times has been excavated.

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