缸 (gong1 | gang1) : jar

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缸

gong1

gang1

jar; vat; crock; tank; pot; jug; mug; cistern

Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 缶 (#121)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

缸

This word has been viewed 6058 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Jul 2014 21:22

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魚缸 jyu4 gong1 yu2 gang1 = fish tank; aquarium

水缸 seoi2 gong1 shui3 gang1 = water vat

浴缸 juk6 gong1 yu4 gang1 = bathtub

缸瓦 gong1 ngaa5 gang1 wa3 = a compound of sand, clay, etc. for making earthenware

煙灰缸 jin1 fui1 gong1 yan1 hui1 gang1 = ashtray

按摩浴缸 on3 mo1 juk6 gong1 = a jacuzzi

米缸 mai5 gong1 mi3 gang1 = rice vat

打爆油缸 daa2 baau3 jau4 gong1 = to fill on fuel (lit., "explode the fuel tank")

金魚缸 gam1 jyu4 gong1 = goldfish bowl; brothel with women wearing numbers behind a glass wall; the stock exchange

淋浴缸 lam4 juk6 gong1 lin2 yu4 gang1 = shower bath
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Showing 1 example containing 缸

條金魚喺魚缸裏面游嚟游去。粵
The goldfish is swimming in the aquarium.

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Decimal representation of this word: 缸
Unicode code for this character: U+7f38 (off-site link)

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