鑊 (wok6 | huo4) : cauldron for cooking; large iron pot; wok

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鑊

wok6

huo4

[n] cauldron for cooking; large iron pot; wok

Stroke count: 22

Level: 3

Radical: (#167)

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

鑊 / 镬

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This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:08

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掀起鑊蓋 kin2 hei2 wok6 goi3 = take the lid off the pot 粵

鑊氣 wok6 hei3 huo4 qi4 = wok essence

大鑊 daai6 wok6 = a seriously bad situation 粵

平底鑊 ping4 dai2 wok6 = pan; sausepan

長柄鑊 coeng4 beng3 wok6 = saucepan

爆大鑊 baau3 daai6 wok6 = to reveal a big secret (lit., "big wok explosion") 粵

開鑊 hoi1 wok6 = to have sex (lit., "to open wok") 粵

一鑊粥 jat1 wok6 zuk1 = in a complete mess; in an awful state; confusion ensues (lit., "a wok full of congee")

一鑊泡 jat1 wok6 pou5 = in a complete mess; in an awful state; confusion ensues

一鑊 jat1 wok6 = a course; a turn (lit., "one wok")
See all 19 compounds (CantoDict reports 21 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 鑊
Unicode code for this character: U+944A (off-site link)

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