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Keyword
jar
  • earthen jug
  • crock
  • cistern
Frequency
#2827
Strokes
9
Readings
gāng
Mnemonic
缶 (pottery) gives the meaning and 工 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
缸gāng
jar; vat; classifier for loads of laundry
气缸qìgāng
cylinder (engine)
鱼缸yúgāng
fish tank; fishbowl; aquarium
汽缸qìgāng
cylinder (of steam engine or internal combustion engine)
酒缸jiǔgāng
wine jar; (dialect) drinking house
大染缸dàrǎngāng
big dyeing vat; (fig.) corrupting environment