| 1 | 陶冶 | 陶冶 | táo yě | tao2 ye3 | lit. to fire pots and smelt metal; fig. to educate | | |
| 2 | 陶醉 | 陶醉 | táo zuì | tao2 zui4 | to be infatuated with; to be drunk with; to be enchanted with; to revel in | | |
| 3 | 陶 | 陶 | táo | Tao2 | pottery; pleased; surname Tao | | |
| 4 | 陶器 | 陶器 | táo qì | tao2 qi4 | pottery | | |
| 5 | 陶瓷 | 陶瓷 | táo cí | tao2 ci2 | pottery and porcelain; ceramics | | |
| 6 | 乐陶陶 | 樂陶陶 | lè táo táo | le4 tao2 tao2 | joyful; cheerful | | |
| 7 | 陶乐 | 陶樂 | táo lè | Tao2 le4 | former Taole county, now in Pingluo county 平罗县 , Ningxia | | |
| 8 | 陶匠 | 陶匠 | táo jiàng | tao2 jiang4 | potter | | |
| 9 | 陶工 | 陶工 | táo gōng | tao2 gong1 | pottery; potter | | |
| 10 | 陶笛 | 陶笛 | táo dí | tao2 di2 | ocarina (musical instrument) | | |
| 11 | 陶瓷器 | 陶瓷器 | táo cí qì | tao2 ci2 qi4 | pottery; chinaware | | |
| 12 | 立陶宛人 | 立陶宛人 | lì táo wǎn rén | Li4 tao2 wan3 ren2 | Lithuanian (person) | | |
| 13 | 自我陶醉 | 自我陶醉 | zì wǒ táo zuì | zi4 wo3 tao2 zui4 | self-satisfied; self-imbued; narcissistic | | |
| 14 | 阿克陶 | 阿克陶 | ā kè táo | A1 ke4 tao2 | Aketedu county in Xinjiang (on the border with Kyrgyzstan) | | |
| 15 | 精密陶瓷 | 精密陶瓷 | jīng mì táo cí | jing1 mi4 tao2 ci2 | fine ceramics (used for dental implants, synthetic bones, electronics, knife blades etc); advanced ceramics; engineered ceramics | | |
| 16 | 黑陶 | 黑陶 | hēi táo | hei1 tao2 | black eggshell pottery (of the Neolithic Longshan culture) | | |
| 17 | 馆陶县 | 館陶縣 | guǎn táo xiàn | Guan3 tao2 xian4 | Guantao county in Handan 邯郸 , Hebei | | |
| 18 | 馆陶 | 館陶 | guǎn táo | Guan3 tao2 | Guantao county in Handan 邯郸 , Hebei | | |
| 19 | 富比陶朱 | 富比陶朱 | fù bǐ táo zhū | fu4 bi3 tao2 zhu1 | very rich (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 定陶县 | 定陶縣 | dìng táo xiàn | Ding4 tao2 Xian4 | Dingtao County in Heze 菏泽 , Shandong | | |
| 21 | 定陶 | 定陶 | dìng táo | Ding4 tao2 | Dingtao county in Heze 菏泽 , Shandong | | |
| 22 | 赤陶 | 赤陶 | chì táo | chi4 tao2 | terracotta; terra cotta | | |
| 23 | 白陶 | 白陶 | bái táo | bai2 tao2 | white pottery (of Shang Dynastry 16-11th century BC) | | |
| 24 | 奥陶系 | 奧陶系 | ào táo xì | Ao4 tao2 xi4 | Ordovician system (geology); see 奥陶纪 | | |
| 25 | 奥陶纪 | 奧陶紀 | ào táo jì | Ao4 tao2 ji4 | Ordovician (geological period 495-440m years ago) | | |