Chinese Word: 釉 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

釉

Pinyin: yòu

English Definition: glaze (of porcelain)

Chinese Definition:
①覆盖在陶瓷、搪瓷表面的玻璃质薄层：釉子。釉料。釉彩。瓷釉。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 釆

Pictophonetic:由 indicates the sound; 釆 (collect) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 釆 [ biàn ] to distinguish; to pick, to gather, to collect
- 由 [ yóu ] cause, reason; from

Similar Characters: 籼岫粙

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瓷釉	cí yòu	porcelain glaze
牙釉质	yá yòu zhì	tooth enamel
青釉	qīng yòu	celadon, classic Chinese style of ceramic glaze

1		gōng rén 工人 gěi 给 cí qì 瓷器 shàng yòu 上釉。 The worker glazed the china.
2		yī gè 一个 shē chǐ 奢侈 fēng gé 风格 de 的 shuǐ pén 水盆 nèi 内 yòu 釉 shàng 上 le 了 yú 鱼。 An extravagant basin is enamelled on the interior with swimming fish.
3		zài 在 zhè 这 céng 层 yòu liào 釉料 shàng miàn 上面， dá fēn qí 达芬奇 huì zhì 绘制 le 了 méi mao 眉毛 děng 等 xì jié 细节 bù wèi 部位。 Above the glaze Da Vinci painted details such as the eyebrows.
4		yá 牙 yòu 釉 shàng 上 yǒu 有 gè 个 bái sè 白色 bān diǎn 斑点， duì 对 yá chǐ 牙齿 nèi bù 内部 de 的 bǎo hù 保护 jiù 就 jiǎn ruò 减弱。 A white spot appears on the enamel where the tooth has started to weaken inside.
5		“ zhè 这 hé 和 shàng yòu 上釉 de 的 táo cí 陶瓷 yāo dài 腰带 jī hū 几乎 méi shén me 没什么 liǎng yàng 两样， ” ài lì sī 爱丽丝 huí dá 回答。 "It makes about as much sense as a ceramic girdle with glaze on it," replied Alice.

1		gōng rén 工人 gěi 给 cí qì 瓷器 shàng yòu 上釉。 The worker glazed the china.
2		yī gè 一个 shē chǐ 奢侈 fēng gé 风格 de 的 shuǐ pén 水盆 nèi 内 yòu 釉 shàng 上 le 了 yú 鱼。 An extravagant basin is enamelled on the interior with swimming fish.
3		zài 在 zhè 这 céng 层 yòu liào 釉料 shàng miàn 上面， dá fēn qí 达芬奇 huì zhì 绘制 le 了 méi mao 眉毛 děng 等 xì jié 细节 bù wèi 部位。 Above the glaze Da Vinci painted details such as the eyebrows.
4		yá 牙 yòu 釉 shàng 上 yǒu 有 gè 个 bái sè 白色 bān diǎn 斑点， duì 对 yá chǐ 牙齿 nèi bù 内部 de 的 bǎo hù 保护 jiù 就 jiǎn ruò 减弱。 A white spot appears on the enamel where the tooth has started to weaken inside.
5		“ zhè 这 hé 和 shàng yòu 上釉 de 的 táo cí 陶瓷 yāo dài 腰带 jī hū 几乎 méi shén me 没什么 liǎng yàng 两样， ” ài lì sī 爱丽丝 huí dá 回答。 "It makes about as much sense as a ceramic girdle with glaze on it," replied Alice.