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甑
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boiler for steaming rice

HSK 10
Objects →Tools →Containers
zèng
ソウ、ショウ
こしき
증
Phonosemantic compound. 瓦 represents the meaning and 曾 represents the sound. Originally written as 曾.
Components
曾 formerly+ 瓦 tile =
甑 boiler for steaming rice
曾 Phonetic component
céng formerly
already
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瓦 Meaning component
wǎ tile
Notes
Similar Characters
僧 Buddhist monk噌 shout增 increase層 story (trad/jp)憎 loathe繒 fabrics (trad)缯 silk fabrics (simp)罾 a large square net贈 make a present of (trad/jp)赠 give present (simp)蹭 to shuffle佤 the Va瓮 jar (simp)瓯 small (simp)瓴 long瓶 bottle瓷 porcelain瓿 jar (74ff)甄 to examine甌 cup (trad)
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
甑
Regular
Modern
Chinese
甑 [zèng]
cauldron; rice pot
Japanese
甑 こしき 、 そう 同音

noun

  1. steaming basket (traditionally clay or wood)
  2. steaming vat (for steaming rice in sake production)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
甑 こしき
Koshiki surname
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
甑炉 [そうろ]
furnace (for casting bronze)