汤罐 (tāng guàn) — soup pot (utensil) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

soup pot (utensil)

Measure word · 个

汤罐，。
Chú fáng lǐ yǒu yí gè dà tāng guàn, zhuān mén yòng lái dùn tāng.
There is a large soup pot in the kitchen, specially used for simmering soup.
汤罐，。
Zhè ge tāng guàn de gài zi diū le, dé huàn yí gè xīn de.
The lid of this soup pot is lost; we need to get a new one.
汤罐。
Mǔ qīn yòng tāng guàn zhǔ le yì guō xiāng nóng de jī tāng.
Mother used the soup pot to cook a pot of fragrant chicken soup.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

The soup 汤 is held in a vessel 罐.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 湯; 汤 is its simplified writing.

氵昜湯

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

昜

昜yáng湯tāng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

For 汤, the shape explained is 湯: 氵 is water, and 昜 gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

缶雚罐

Meaning part形符xíngfú

缶缶fǒupottery

Sound part声符shēngfú

雚

雚guàn罐guàn(r)

Same sound today

The left part 缶 shows pottery, while the right part 雚 gives the pronunciation.