Keyword
jar
- jug
- pitcher
- pot
- Frequency
- #2431
- Strokes
- 23
Readings
guàn
Mnemonic
缶 (jar) gives the meaning and 雚 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
罐
can; jar; pot
罐头
tin; can
罐子
jar; pitcher; pot
罐装
canned (food, coffee etc)
油罐车
oil tanker truck; fuel tanker
罐车
(road) tanker truck; (rail) tank car; tank wagon
水罐
container for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay jar, jerry can, water bottle etc
易拉罐
pull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull)
开罐器
can opener
铁罐
metal pot
蜜罐
honey pot; fig. comfortable living conditions; privileged environment
储气罐
gas tank (for gas, not gasoline)
存钱罐
piggy bank; coin bank; money box
槽罐车
tanker truck; tank truck
药罐
pot for decocting herbal medicine
拔罐
cupping glass; fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin); ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics)
拔火罐
(TCM) to cup; to give a cupping treatment; short detachable stove chimney used to help draw fire
破罐破摔
(lit.) to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom); (fig.) to give up altogether after a setback; to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell
罐笼
(mining) mine cage