鍋 (wo1 | guo1) : pot; pan

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鍋

wo1

guo1

[1] pot; pan; caldron
[2] pot-shaped thing; boiler

[related term] 鑊

Stroke count: 17

Level: 1

Radical: (#167)

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

鍋 / 锅

This word has been viewed 8475 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Feb 2012 14:06

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鍋貼 wo1 tip3 guo1 tie1 = pan-fried dumplings; pot stickers

火鍋 fo2 wo1 huo3 guo1 = hotpot

大鍋飯 daai6 wo1 faan6 da4 guo1 fan4 = food prepared for a large group of people; communal food

鍋爐 wo1 lou4 guo1 lu2 = boiler; furnace

煎鍋 zin1 wo1 = frying pan, skillet

吃大鍋飯 hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6 chi1 da4 guo1 fan4 = to mess together 國

炒鍋 caau2 wo1 chao3 guo1 = wok; frying pan

平鍋 ping4 wo1 ping2 guo1 = pan

平底鍋 ping4 dai2 wo1 ping2 di3 guo1 = saucepan

小鍋 siu2 wo1 = small pot (rice noodles cook in it and pick up the flavor of other ingredients)
See all 19 compounds (CantoDict reports 20 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 鍋

只有懶漢庸才才會留戀那大鍋飯的年代。國
Only lazybones and mediocre persons could hanker after the days of messing together.

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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: 鍋
Unicode code for this character: U+934b (off-site link)

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