Keyword
bowl
- small dish
- Frequency
- #2341
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
wǎn
Mnemonic
石 (stone) gives the meaning and 宛 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
碗
bowl; cup
饭碗
rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living
洗碗
to wash the dishes
铁饭碗
secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)
洗碗机
dishwasher
茶碗
teacup
碗筷
bowl and chopsticks; tableware
丢饭碗
to lose one's job
锅碗瓢盆
kitchen utensils (literary)
瓷碗
porcelain bowl
汤碗
soup bowl
碗柜
cupboard
盖碗
lidded teacup
海碗
very large bowl
金饭碗
secure and lucrative job
一碗水端平
lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom); fig. to be impartial
洗碗池
kitchen sink
碗公
(Tw) very large bowl