| 陶 | 
táo tǔ | potter's clay / kaolin | 
| 陶 | 
Táo | surname Tao | 
| 陶 | 
táo | pottery / pleased | 
|  土 | 
Tǔ | Tu (ethnic group) / surname Tu | 
|  土 | 
tǔ | earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |