壺 (wu4 | hu2) : jar; pot; jug

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壺

wu4

hu2

[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.

壺 / 壶

Don't confuse with:
壼

This word has been viewed 6861 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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暖水壺 nyun5 seoi2 wu4*2 = thermos flask; vacuum flask 粵

茶壺 caa4 wu4*2 cha2 hu2 = teapot

水壺 seoi2 wu4*2 shui3 hu2 = 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

便壺 bin6 wu4*2 bian4 hu2 = 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 bing1 hu2 = curling (sport); curling rock

暖壺 nyun5 wu4*2 nuan3 hu2 = a thermos bottle
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Showing 1 example containing 壺

唔該俾壺香片。粵
Please give (me one) pot of jasmine tea.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 壺
Unicode code for this character: U+58FA (off-site link)

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