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[1] a jar; pot; jug; wine vessel [2] any potbellied container with a small opening [3] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: 士 (#33)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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| 壺 / 壶 | |
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Don't confuse with: 壼 |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 | |
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茶壺
caa4 wu4*2 = teapot
水壺
seoi2 wu4*2 = kettle, pitcher; a large first generation cell phone
尿壺
niu6 wu4*2 = urinal, chamber pot
熱水壺
jit6 seoi2 wu4*2 = metal or earthenware hot-water bottle
暖水壺
nyun5 seoi2 wu4*2 = vacuum bottle, a Thermos
便壺
bin6 wu4*2 = chamber pot; potty; bed urinal
奶壺
naai5 wu4*2 = a creamer bowl (for coffee)
噴水壺
pan3 seoi2 wu4*2 = a clothes sprinkler
冰壺
bing1 wu4*2 = curling (sport); curling rock
暖壺
nyun5 wu4*2 = a thermos bottleSee all 11 compounds |
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Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/312/]壺[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/312/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">壺</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 壺
Unicode code for this character: U+58FA (off-site link)
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/312/]壺[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/312/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">壺</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 壺
Unicode code for this character: U+58FA (off-site link)
This page shows, from top to bottom:
- a large version of the character in a traditional script font which you may need to install
- : the Jyutping romanisation (pronunciation)
- : the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin.
- a detailed description of all the meanings
- the number of strokes needed to write the character correctly
- our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
- a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font, along with the PRC simplified version if applicable
- a list of characters which look similar and are therefore possible sources of confusion (where relevant)
- a list of compound words that use this character, ordered by difficulty level.
(we would really appreciate new volunteers to add some more compound words to the database so please post to the CantoDict forum if you would like to spend an occasional 10 mins or so helping)
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