An earthenware pot, bowl, cup, or jar is made of clay that has been baked hard. The body is usually a little thick and not see-through; it may have a shiny glaze or stay dull. People have cooked and stored food in earthenware for a very long time.

An earthenware pot, bowl, cup, or jar一個earthenware的鍋、碗、杯、或罐子 is made of clay that has been baked hard是用燒硬的黏土做成的。The body器身 is usually a little thick and not see-through通常有點厚，不透光；it may have a shiny glaze or stay dull可能上了亮釉，也可能維持霧面。People have cooked and stored food人們用它煮食、儲存食物 in earthenware用earthenware for a very long time已經很久很久了。

Though actually, not every baked-clay thing is earthenware. Porcelain is finer, whiter, and more glass-like; stoneware is baked hotter and is tougher. Earthenware is the more everyday, earthy kind.

Though actually不過其實，not every baked-clay thing is earthenware不是每個燒硬的黏土製品都算earthenware。Porcelain瓷器 is finer, whiter, and more glass-like更細緻、更白、也更像玻璃；stoneware炻器 is baked hotter and is tougher燒得更燙、也更堅固。Earthenware is the more everyday, earthy kindEarthenware是比較日常、比較土氣的那一種。

The word can name the material (earthenware bowls) or the goods as a group. It sounds a little like a shop or a craft class; at home someone might just say a clay pot.

The word這個字 can name the material可以指材質（earthenware bowls像earthenware bowls）or the goods as a group或指這類器具的統稱。It sounds a little like a shop or a craft class它聽起來有點像店家或工藝課會用的詞；at home someone might just say a clay pot在家裡有人可能就只會說「陶鍋」。