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釜
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pot

HSK 10
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fǔ
フ
かま
부
Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 父 represents the sound.
Components
金 gold+ 父 father =
釜 pot
金 Meaning component
jīn gold
父 Phonetic component
fù father
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Notes
Similar Characters
劉 Liu (trad)蓥 polish (alt) (simp)釘 nail (trad)針 needle (trad/jp)鉛 lead (trad/jp)鉞 broad-axe (trad)鉦 ancient (trad)鉴 looking (simp)銎 eyehole to hang an axe by銜 title (trad)銮 bells hung on horse (simp)銷 put up for sale (trad)鋈 silver plating錄 record (trad)錢 coin (trad)錯 mistaken (trad/jp)錶 watch (trad)錾 engraving tool (simp)鍛 forge (trad/jp)鍪 an iron pan
Historical Evolution
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
釜
Regular
Modern
Chinese
釜 [fǔ]
kettle; cauldron
Japanese
釜 かま 同音
noun iron pot; kettle
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
釜 かま
Kama surname
CHINESE WORDS (15)
釜山 [Fǔ​shān] #13,887
Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qìng​shàng​nán​dào], South Korea
破釜沉舟 [pò​fǔ​chén​zhōu] #39,568
lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
釜底抽薪 [fǔ​dǐ​chōu​xīn] #38,126
to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
釜山市 [Fǔ​shān​shì] #60,316
Busan Metropolitan City in South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道[Qìng​shàng​nán​dào], South Korea
釜底游鱼 [fǔ​dǐ​yóu​yú] #73,543
a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)
釜底游鱼 [fǔ​dǐ​yóu​yú] #73,543
a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)
加压釜 [jiā​yā​fǔ]
pressure chamber
加压釜 [jiā​yā​fǔ]
pressure chamber
大釜 [dà​fǔ]
cauldron
跳出釜底进火坑 [tiào​chū​fǔ​dǐ​jìn​huǒ​kēng]
out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (48)
⭐ 喧しい [やかましい] #34,726
noisy
後釜 [あとがま] #35,232
successor
茶釜 [ちゃがま] #51,501
kettle (used in tea ceremony)
大釜 [おおがま] #53,111
cauldron
地獄の釜 [じごくのかま] #60,011
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
石窯 [いしがま] #65,348
stone oven
同じ釜の飯を食う [おなじかまのめしをくう] #65,411
to live together
お釜 [おかま] #72,013
pot
後釜に座る [あとがまにすわる] #81,807
to succeed to someone's post
風呂釜 [ふろがま] #82,643
bath heater
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