罐子 (guàn zi) — (noun) jar, jug, can, pitcher (a container, usu…

Definition

noun

jarjugcanpitcher (a container, usually with a lid, for storing liquids or solid foods)

Measure word · 个

罐子，。
Zhè ge guàn zi hěn dà, néng zhuāng hěn duō shuǐ.
This jar is very big; it can hold a lot of water.
罐子，。
Qǐng bǎ guàn zi gài hǎo, bù rán fēng mì huì huài.
Please cover the jar well, otherwise the honey will go bad.
罐子。
Wǒ mǎi le yí gè xīn guàn zi yòng lái zhuāng chá yè.
I bought a new jar to hold tea leaves.

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

罐 names a jar or pot, and 子 completes the everyday word for it.

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.

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

子 is drawn as a baby with a large head, arms stretched out, and legs wrapped in a blanket.

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