釉 (yòu) — glaze (ceramic coating)

Definition

Examples

• 这件瓷器上的釉非常均匀。
  Zhè jiàn cí qì shàng de yòu fēi cháng jūn yún.
  The glaze on this porcelain piece is very even.
• 老师傅正在配釉，准备烧制新一批陶器。
  Lǎo shī fu zhèng zài pèi yòu, zhǔn bèi shāo zhì xīn yì pī táo qì.
  The master is mixing glaze, preparing to fire a new batch of pottery.
• 这种青色的釉在宋代很流行。
  Zhè zhǒng qīng sè de yòu zài sòng dài hěn liú xíng.
  This blue glaze was very popular in the Song dynasty.