罐

guàn

variant of 罐[guan4]

earthenware jar (缶) + sound component (雚) = tin can or jar

缶 was an ancient clay vessel, grounding 罐 firmly in the idea of a container. 雚 simply contributes the sound guàn and has no bearing on jars or cans.

缶+雚→罐

缶Earthenware jarSemantic

雚A kind of bird (historical character)Phonetic

桌上有一罐蜂蜜。

zhuō shàng yǒu yī guàn fēng mì。

There is a jar of honey on the table.

他打开了一罐豆子来做晚饭。

tā dǎ kāi le yī guàn dòu zi lái zuò wǎn fàn。

He opened a can of beans to make dinner.

Words with 罐

铁罐

tiě guàn

metal pot

开罐器

kāi guàn qì

can opener

蜜罐

mì guàn

honey pot

储气罐

chǔ qì guàn

gas tank (for gas, not gasoline)

存钱罐

cún qián guàn

piggy bank

屏蔽罐

píng bì guàn

cask

拔火罐

bá huǒ guàn

short detachable stove chimney used to help draw fire

拔火罐儿

bá huǒ guàn r

erhua variant of 拔火罐[ba2 huo3 guan4]

拔罐

bá guàn

cupping glass

拔罐子

bá guàn zi

to practice cupping (technique used in TCM)

拔罐法

bá guàn fǎ

fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin)

易拉罐

yì lā guàn

pull-top can

More characters with 缶

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