气锅 (qì guō) — steam pot (Yunnan-style cooking vessel that uses steam condensation to cook food)

Definition

noun
steam pot (Yunnan-style cooking vessel that uses steam condensation to cook food)
Measure word · 口

Examples

  • 气锅。
    Yòng qì guō zuò chū lái de jī tāng tè bié xiān.
    Chicken soup made with a steam pot is especially flavorful.
  • 气锅。
    Wǒ zài yún nán mǎi le yí gè qì guō.
    I bought a steam pot in Yunnan.
  • 气锅，。
    Zhè ge qì guō shì táo zhì de, bǎo wēn hěn hǎo.
    This steam pot is made of pottery and retains heat well.

Origin

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.

气qìsteam
锅guōpot

气 means steam and 锅 means pot: a pot that cooks with steam.

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 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
气
气qì氣qì
Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

Open 气 →

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 鍋; 锅 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
咼
咼wāi鍋guō
Same sound today

In the traditional form 鍋, 金 marks metal and 咼 provides the sound; the simplified 锅 is a later shorthand.

Open 锅 →

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