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罌

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罂

🇨🇳

long

HSK 10

Objects →Tools →Containers

yīng

オウ、エイ、ヨウ

もたい、ほとぎ、かめ

앵

Components

Traditional (罌)

賏 pearls or shells+ 缶 earthen =

罌 long

賏 Phonetic component

yīng pearls or shells

pearls or shells strung together

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缶 Meaning component

fǒu earthen

earthen crock or jar

pottery

Simplified (罂)

贝 sea shell+ 贝 sea shell+ 缶 earthen =

罂 long necked jar or bottle

bèi sea shell

bèi sea shell

缶 Meaning component

fǒu earthen

earthen crock or jar

pottery

Notes

Similar Characters

婴 bother (simp)嬰 baby (trad)窑 coal (simp)缸 vat 缺 deficient (trad)缽 earthenware (trad)罂 long (simp)罄 exhaust 罅 fissure 罈 jar (trad)罐 jar 匋 pottery 寶 treasure (trad)珤 jewel

Historical Evolution

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

罌

Regular

Modern

Chinese

罂 / 罌 [yīng]

earthen jar with small mouth

Example Sentences

CHINESE WORDS (2)

罂粟 [yīngsù] #20,798

罂粟种子 [yīngsùzhǒngzi]

JAPANESE WORDS (5)

芥子 [ケシ] #76,047

opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)

芥子粒 [けしつぶ] #79,988

雛罌粟 [ひなげし] #139,260

common poppy (Papaver rhoeas)

秋の野芥子 [あきののげし]

Indian lettuce (Lactuca indica)

野芥子 [のげし]

sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)