早期中国的丝绸之路瓷器还有丝绸是中国与外藩进行经济交流的唯一方式，到了后期瓷器因为精美的外形传到了欧洲各地，在文艺复兴时期贵族们一度以有china的瓷器而炫耀诸地领主。
瓷器是最早引起外藩注意的，早期是瓷器是印度波斯等等地区的象征高贵的代表，而那时候中国的瓷器烧制有青，红，白等瓷器代表了那时候最高的陶瓷烧制技术也代表了那时中国的先进科技。
久而久之china---变成了中国之名。
英文的翻译是因为使用的人多且久远，so有了这个用法与原因。
‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘’‘皆为原创

陶瓷的英语用语

材料
长石feldspar 瓷泥petunse, petuntse, petuntze
瓷漆enamel paint, enamel 封泥lute
高岭土kaolin, china clay 硅石,二氧化硅silica, SiO2
堇青石cordierite 莫来石,红柱石andalusite
泥果,坯体clay body 泥釉slip
石灰,生石灰,氧化钙lime, calcium oxide, CaO 氧化锡tin oxide
釉glaze 原材料raw material
云母mica 皂石,块滑石steatite
dolomite：白云土 terracotta:红土
construction/building material :建白材料

陶瓷质地和类型
White Body 白胎 碧玉细炻器 jasper
薄胎瓷 thin china / egg-shell porcelain 彩陶器,釉陶 faience
陈设瓷,摆设瓷 display china / ornamental porcelain 瓷 porcelain, china
赤陶 terracotta, terracotta, red earthenware 代尔夫精陶 delft
德化陶瓷 Te-hua porcelain, Dehua pottery 高温陶瓷 refractory china
低温陶瓷low-fired porcelain 工业陶瓷 industrial ceramics
工艺瓷,美术瓷,艺术瓷 art porcelain, art and craft china, art pottery, artistic china
骨瓷 bone china 古瓷ancient porcelain
官瓷 mandarin porcelain 光瓷 lusterware
黑色陶器 basalt 裂变瓷 crackled porcelain
裂纹瓷 crazed china 米色陶器 creamware
青瓷 celadon 青花瓷 blue and white porcelain
轻质瓷、轻瓷 light china 日用瓷 household china, table ware
软瓷 soft porcelain 杀菌陶瓷 antiseptic pottery
绳纹陶器 Rope figure pottery 施釉陶器 slipware
粗瓷 stoneware 素彩瓷 plain porcelain
陶 earthenware 陶瓷 pottery
无釉陶、陶瓷素烧坯 biscuit, unglazed ware 锡釉陶 majolica
细瓷 fine china 硬瓷 hard porcelain
赭色粘土陶器 terra sigillata 紫砂 purple granulated, purple sand, terra-cotta
长石瓷feldspar porcelain 瓷牙；牙科用瓷dental porcelain
瓷质纱网装饰瓷器lace work porcelain 电瓷electrical porcelain
雕塑瓷；象牙色帕利安瓷statuary porcelain 高铝瓷high-alumina porcelain
锆质瓷zircon porcelain 滑石瓷 steatite porcelain
化学瓷chemical porcelain 尖晶石瓷spinel porcelain
堇青石瓷cordierite porcelain 镁橄榄石瓷forsterite porcelain
镁质瓷；氧化镁瓷 magnesia porcelain 莫来石瓷mullite porcelain
耐热瓷器refractory porcelain 缥瓷faint coloured porcelain
青白瓷greenish white porcelain 熔块瓷fritted porcelain
三成分瓷器triaxial porcelain 钛质瓷titania porcelain
天然原料制成的瓷器natural porcelain 透辉石瓷diapside porcelain
卫生瓷器sanitary porcelain 鸭蛋青瓷duck-egg porcelain
氧化铝瓷alumina porcelain 原始瓷proto-porcelain
皂石瓷soapstone porcelain 中火度瓷intermediate porcelain
IC管瓷IC packages 白云石瓷dolomitic
保温耐火砖insulating firebrick

釉面
transparent:透明釉的 opaque: 不透明釉的
pigmented:色釉的 crackled:裂纹釉的
pearlized :珍珠釉的 Color Glaze 花釉
White Glaze 白釉 Red Glaze 红釉
Pearl Glaze 珍珠釉 翡翠釉;翠绿釉Kingfisher blue glaze
分相釉phase separation glaze 粉青釉 lavender grey glaze
复合釉;混合铀composite glaze 钙釉.石灰釉calcareous glaze
盖底釉cladding glaze 高硅质釉;硅酸质釉siliceous glaze
高温釉hard glaze 瓜皮绿釉cucumber green glaze
光泽釉bright glaze 光泽釉 glossy glaze
孩儿脸(铜红釉)crushed strawberry red 孩儿脸釉strawberry red glaze
海参釉trepang glaze 海棠红釉begonia red glaze
虹彩釉luster glaze 弧坑釉crater glaze
虎斑釉tiger-skin glaze 琥珀釉amber glaze
花釉；复色釉fancy glaze 滑石釉talc glaze
灰釉ash glaze 挥发釉vapour glaze
火焰红釉flamboyant red glaze 鸡皮釉fowl-skin glaze
基础釉parent glaze 祭红altar red
祭红釉sacrificial red glaze 祭蓝altar blue
祭蓝釉sacrificial blue glaze 荠红釉shiny red glaze
荞蓝釉deep blue glaze 贾丁尼尔釉Jardiniere glaze
碱石灰釉alkaline-calcareous 碱釉alkaline glaze
豇豆红釉cowpea red glaze 豇豆红釉haricot red glaze
酱釉；棕釉brown glaze 结晶釉crystalline glaze
金丝黄釉gold filament yellow glaze 金星绿釉aventurine green glaze
金星釉；砂金釉aventurine glaze 金属釉metallic glaze
桔皮釉orange-peel glaze 钧釉chun glaze
可鲁宾釉（红蓝混合釉）Columbine glaze 可帕尔塔釉（盖面透明釉）coperta glaze
可溶性釉soluble glaze 孔雀蓝釉peacock blue glaze
孔雀绿釉peacock green glaze 辣椒红釉chilli red glaze
郎窑红釉Lang yao red glaze 郎窑绿釉Lang yao green glaze
梨皮釉pear peel glaze 锂辉石釉spodumene glaze
流纹釉flowing glaze 龙皮釉dragon-skin glaze
卵青釉egg and spinach glaze 罗宾蛋壳釉（乳白青绿色）robin\\\'s-egg glaze
罗金厄姆釉（紫褐色铅釉）Rockingham glaze 麻点釉sesame pot glaze
梅子青釉plum green glaze 美人醉釉beauty\\\'s flush glaze
米黄色釉；奶油色釉cream glaze 面釉cover glaze
墨地三彩tricolour with china-ink 南京黄釉（金黄-棕色）Nankin yellow glaze
泥浆釉；易熔粘土釉slip glaze 凝固釉（釉浆与明胶的混合物）solidified glaze
牛血红釉ox-blood glaze 牛血红釉 sang-de-boeuf (法语）
硼釉boracic glaze 葡萄紫釉grap purple glaze
铅硼釉lead borate glaze 铅釉lead glaze
茄皮紫釉aubergine glaze 青瓷釉celadon glaze
日本风格的铁系花釉；天目釉的日本译名tessha glaze 熔块釉fritted glaze
乳白釉opaline glaze 乳光釉opalescence glaze
乳鼠皮釉mousie skin glaze 砂金釉；金星釉gold stone glaze
鲨皮釉（有皱纹特征）[日本]shark-shin glaze 鳝皮绿釉green eel-skin glaze
鳝皮釉eel-skin glaze 鳝鱼黄釉eel yellow
鳝鱼青釉eel bluish green glaze 蛇皮绿釉 green snake-skin glaze
蛇皮釉 snake-skin glaze 生料釉raw glaze
生铅釉raw lead glaze 失透釉devitrification glaze
石灰釉lime glaze Crack Glaze 纹片釉
Color Glaze with gold 色釉金彩

工艺技术 Technology
凹雕 intaglio
标记 marking
玻璃化 vitrify
车削 turning
成型 forming
冲压,冲压花 repousse
瓷土加工 clay processing
雕刻 carving
浮雕 relief
隔焰窑 muffle
工艺技术 technology
硅氧键 silicon-oxygen bond
技艺 technique, craft
间断窑 intermittent kiln
浇铸 casting
拉毛 sgraffito
连续窑 continuous kiln
镂雕、镂空 piercing
辘轳车 jigger
泥釉彩饰法 trailing
碾磨 grinding
抛光 burnishing, polishing
破裂 chip
嵌入 inlay
切刻 incising
筛子 sieve
烧制 firing
陶瓷科技 ceramics
陶轮 potter’s wheel
贴花、嵌花 appliqué, decal
凸雕，底切，拉底，底部掏槽 undercut
细裂纹 craze
性能 property
压印 impressing
窑 kiln
印花 stamping
釉上彩 overglazed color figure
釉下彩 underglazed color figure
预加工 pre-processing 粘性，粘滞性 viscosity, stiffness
转模片 jiggered piece
转印 transfer print
装饰 décor, decoration
Cut edge切割边缘
Scalloped扇形边的

陶瓷成品
杯mug
Meat Plate, Round-edge 荷口汤盘
Soup Plate 汤盘
Tea cup 茶杯
Tea Saucer 茶杯碟
Creamer 奶壶
Bowl ( Rice pot , Fan-zong) 饭碗
Coffee cup / Saucer 咖啡杯碟
Tea cup/Saucer茶杯/碟
Milk pot 奶壶
Salad Bowl 沙拉碗
Shaker 筛
Tureen 汤窝
Duck bowl 鸭碗
Rice Bowl 饭碗
Rice bowl Flaring 反口碗
Rice bowl rope 反口碗
Saucer, thick body 厚碟
Bowl with cover 盖碗
Cylindrical Decor 直身杯碟
Tea Pot, Persimmon Shape No. 2 2号筛壶
Plate with handle/ heat plate, thick带把手的厚碟
4.5” Rice Bowl Flaring 4.5`反口碗
Platter 大浅盘
Vase 花瓶
Fish Bowl 鱼缸
Fruit Plate 水果盘
Deep Plate深盘
Pepper Jar 胡椒瓶 pepper cellar
Salt Jar 盐瓶 Salt sellar
Seasoning Dish 格碟
Food Mixing Bowl 斗碗
Table wares Set 餐具
Teacup with saucer 茶杯碟
Christmas Toys 小丑
Goddess of Mercy 观音
Eight Immortals of ancient Figures 八仙
God of longevity with lad 寿星
God of wealth/Treasure/Longevity 财神
Porcelain figuring 人物
Mask 面具
Oval plate 鱼盘
Meat Plate 拼盘
Flat Plate 平盘
Soup Plate 汤盘
Porcelain for daily use 日用陶瓷
Porcelain for artistic 工艺陶瓷
Porcelain for display 陈列陶瓷
the imitation of antique porcelain 仿古陶瓷
labels for porcelain 花纸
Gold-embossed porcelain 刷金
vats 盆
Corrugated cardboard boxes 皱硬纸板箱
Fleur bouquet 花篮
13pec Chinese Tea Pot
6pec Decorated Mug set
Cow mobile 6/s 动态牛
Single unicorn独角兽（麒麟）
Spoon Rest
Candle holder 烛座
Vase open-work 通花瓶
flower pot 花瓶
Pair of horse, brown 棕色对马
15pes “chaozhou” tea service 15头 潮州茶具
Sugar pot 糖罐
inner box bubble 气泡袋
Polly foam polybag 胶袋
Lamp stand 灯台
Foamed Plastic 泡莫塑料
Lampshade 灯罩
Candlestick 烛台

其它 Others
斑点 speck
半透明 translucence, translucency, translucent
不渗透的 nonporous
不透明的 opaque
茶叶罐 caddy
单色的 monochrome
多色的 polychrome
高白 high white, Gaobai
工艺品 artware
鬼工，鬼爷神工 demon’s work, kuei kung
景德镇 Jingdexhen, Ching-te-chen
景泰蓝 cloisonné
绝缘子 insulator
考古学 archaeology
可塑的 plastic
流变学 rheology
琉璃瓦 glazed tile 模型、模特 model
模子 mould
耐热 heat-proof
配方 formula
盆栽 bonsai
漆器 lacquer work
器皿 ware
秦始皇陵兵马俑 life-size terra-cotta soldiers and horses in Chin tomb
青铜器 bronze work
人类学 antropology
渗透的 porous
手印，指印 finger mark
丝网印刷 silk screen printing
四面体 tetrahedral
搪瓷，珐琅 enamel
陶瓷的 ceramic
陶瓷专家，陶瓷艺术家 ceramist
陶工 potter
瓦 tile 碗 bowl
卫生洁具 sanitary ware
温度 temperature
硬度 hardness
釉工 glazier
圆块，雕球，瘤 knob
砖 brick