chinaware

porcelain; china

sound (次) + fired clay (瓦) = porcelain

瓦 depicts fired clay tiles and vessels, anchoring the meaning in ceramic material. 次 lends the sound cí and does not carry semantic weight here.

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这个碗是做的。

zhè ge wǎn shì cí zuò de。

This bowl is made of porcelain.

她买了一套白色的茶具。

tā mǎi le yī tào bái sè de cí chá jù。

She bought a set of white porcelain tea ware.

Words with 瓷

陶瓷

táo cí

pottery and porcelain

陶瓷器

táo cí qì

pottery

青瓷

qīng cí

celadon (pottery)

青花瓷

qīng huā cí

blue and white porcelain

骨瓷

gǔ cí

bone china (fine white porcelain made from a mixture of clay and bone ash)

半导瓷

bàn dǎo cí

semiconducting ceramic (electronics)

搪瓷

táng cí

enamel

瓷器

cí qì

chinaware

瓷娃娃

cí wá wa

porcelain doll

瓷实

cí shi

(dialect) firm

瓷瓶

cí píng

porcelain bottle

瓷碗

cí wǎn

porcelain bowl

More characters with 次

姿