陶笛

táodí
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 ocarina
  2. 2 ceramic flute

Examples

HSK 3
Táodí róngyì shàngshǒu, hěnduō háizi xué.
The ocarina is easy to pick up - many kids learn it.
HSK 7-9
Tā yòng táodí chuīzòu 《 Dàyú Hǎi táng 》 de zhǔtíqǔ.
He played the theme from Big Fish & Begonia on the ocarina.

Tips

culture
Best known in Chinese pop culture from Taiwanese player 宗次郎 covers and the 《大鱼海棠》/Studio Ghibli soundtrack circuit. The instrument also features prominently in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (《塞尔达传说·时之笛》), which uses 陶笛 in its Chinese title.
memory
陶 (clay/pottery) + 笛 (flute) - a clay flute. The character 陶 already tells you the material.

In Pop Culture

塞尔达传说·时之笛 Sài'ěr dá Chuánshuō · Shí Zhī Dí
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1998 Nintendo game whose iconic instrument is the ocarina (陶笛)

Stroke Order

陶 táo
笛 dí