陶冶情操

to cultivate one's mind / to build character

surname Tao

pottery / pleased

lit. to fire pots and smelt metal / fig. to educate

to smelt / to cast / seductive in appearance

feeling / emotion / passion / situation

sentiments / feelings / disposition of mind / moral character

old variant of 操[cao1]

to grasp / to hold / to operate / to manage / to control / to steer / to exercise / to drill (practice) / to play / to speak (a language)

variant of 肏[cao4]