碢 (tuó) - Potter's wheel & a rotating disk used for shaping clay in
碢 · tuó
Potter's wheel;
a rotating disk used for shaping clay in pottery making.
Potter's wheela rotating disk used for shaping clay in
Usage highlights
Potter's wheelStone wheelManual wheelWheel throwingPottery wheelWheel operation
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The potter shapes the clay on the wheel (碢上).
- Traditional pottery uses a manual wheel (手工碢).
- The ceramic artist operates the wheel (操作碢).
- Ancient pottery workshops had stone wheels (石碢).
Collocations
- Potter's wheel(陶碢)
- Stone wheel(石碢)
- Manual wheel(手工碢)
- Wheel throwing(碢制)
- Pottery wheel(陶瓷碢)
- Wheel operation(碢操作)
Idioms
- Shaped by the potter's wheel(碢上成型)
- Turning on the wheel(碢转)
- Wheel-thrown pottery(碢制陶器)
Cultural background
FAQ- The character 碢 specifically refers to the potter's wheel used in traditional Chinese ceramics.
- Pottery making has a long history in China dating back to Neolithic times.
- The wheel represents an important technological advancement in ceramic production.