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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- guo1
- English meanings
- pot, pan, boiler, CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 钅; right 呙.
Meaning & sound clues
钅 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “metal”.
呙 is identified as the sound component (guō). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 锅.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
state
country; nation
fruit; result
to bind
aspect marker
Example sentences
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Related words
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