Keyword
earthen jar
- urn
- Frequency
- #3833
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
wèng
Mnemonic
瓦 (pottery) gives the meaning and 公 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
瓮
earthen jar; urn; pottery container for water, wine etc
瓮城
enceinte of a city gate; barbican entrance to a city
瓮安县
Weng'an, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州 (QiánnánBùyīzúMiáozúZìzhìzhōu), Guizhou
瓮中之鳖
lit. like a turtle in a jar; to be trapped (idiom)
瓮中捉鳖
(lit.) to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); (fig.) to go after easy prey
请君入瓮
lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom); fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine