Component 匋 táo pottery; earthenware vessel Stroke order ▶ 匋 used in 4 characters HSK 4 萄 táo used in 葡萄: a deciduous vine with palmate leaves and small yellowish-green flowers, bearing round or oval berries (purple or yellow-green when ripe, juicy and sweet-tart), eaten as fruit or used to make wine; also the fruit of this plant HSK 6 掏 tāo to reach into and take out 淘 táo to rinse (granular material) in water to remove impurities HSK 7 陶 táo earthenware; pottery fired from clay, softer than porcelain and porous