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瓮
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jar

HSK 10
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wèng
オウ
もたい
옹
Phonosemantic compound. 瓦 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound. Originally written as 公.
Components
瓦 tile+ 公 public =
瓮 jar
瓦 Meaning component
wǎ tile
公 Phonetic component
gōng public
fair, equitable
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Notes
Similar Characters
佤 the Va瓯 small (simp)瓴 long瓶 bottle瓷 porcelain瓿 jar (74ff)甄 to examine甌 cup (trad)甍 rafters supporting roof甏 a squat jar甑 boiler for steaming rice甓 glazed tiles甕 earthen jar (trad)容 contain彸 agitated忪 tranquil松 pine tree翁 elderly man蚣 centipede衮 imperial robe (simp)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
瓮
Regular
Modern
Chinese
瓮 [wèng]
variant of 甕|瓮[wèng]; earthen jar; urn
Japanese
瓮 、 甕 もたい 、 へ 同音
noun archaic earthenware vessel for alcoholic beverages, etc.
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (12)
瓮中之鳖 [wèng​zhōng​zhī​biē] #37,963
lit. like a turtle in a jar
瓮安 [Wèng​'ān] #47,102
Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qián​nán​zhōu], Guizhou
瓮安县 [Wèng​'ān​xiàn] #47,918
Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qián​nán​zhōu], Guizhou
瓮城 [wèng​chéng] #50,139
enceinte of a city gate
瓮中捉鳖 [wèng​zhōng​zhuō​biē] #53,961
to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target
瓮声瓮气 [wèng​shēng​wèng​qì] #56,112
to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
请君入瓮 [qǐng​jūn​rù​wèng] #56,952
lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)
好酒沉瓮底 [hǎo​jiǔ​chén​wèng​dǐ]
lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
瓮棺 [wèng​guān]
funerary urn
瓮棺葬 [wèng​guān​zàng]
urn burial
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JAPANESE WORDS (4)
瓮 [もたい] #199,891
earthenware vessel for alcoholic beverages, etc.
厳瓮 [いつへ]
sacred jar
埴瓮 [はにべ]
vessel made of clay
平瓮 [ひらか]
flat earthenware dish (used for divination)