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CHINESE CHARACTER

gāng

缸

缸

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jar

Numbered pinyin
gang1
English meanings
jar, vat, classifier for loads of laundry, CL:口[kou3]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 缶; right 工.

  • Left

    缶
  • Right

    工
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Meaning & sound clues

缶 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “pottery”.

工 is identified as the sound component (gōng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 缸.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰缶工

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一kǒushuǐ口水gāng缸。

    A water vat.

  2. 02

    yú鱼gāng缸。

    A fish tank.

  3. 03

    jiàng酱gāng缸。

    A sauce jar.

  4. 04

    zhuāng装mǎn满gāng缸。

    Fill the vat.

  5. 05

    qīngxǐ清洗shuǐ水gāng缸。

    Clean the vat.

  6. 06

    mìfēng密封bǎocún保存。

    Seal it well.

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