釉 (yòu) - Glaze — a vitreous coating applied to ceramics

釉Tone 4

yòu ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

咏与

釉 · yòu

Glaze — a vitreous coating applied to ceramics or pottery to make them impermeable and give them a decorative finish.

Glaze — a vitreous coating applied to ceramics

Usage highlights

Ceramic glazeGlaze materialApply glazeGlaze colorGlaze firingTransparent glaze

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The porcelain vase has a beautiful blue glaze (釉).
  • Ceramic artists mix minerals to create colorful glazes (釉料).
  • This bowl has a crackled glaze effect (釉裂).
  • The pottery needs to be fired after applying the glaze (上釉).

Collocations

  • Ceramic glaze(陶瓷釉)
  • Glaze material(釉料)
  • Apply glaze(上釉)
  • Glaze color(釉色)
  • Glaze firing(釉烧)
  • Transparent glaze(透明釉)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms feature this character prominently

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Glazing technology was highly developed in ancient China, particularly during the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.
  • Chinese ceramic glazes like celadon, underglaze blue, and flambe are world-renowned artistic achievements.
  • The character 釉 combines the radical for 'stone/mineral' (石) with the phonetic component 'by' (由), reflecting its mineral composition.

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