瓮 (wèng) — urn; earthen jar
Definition
noun
urnearthen jar
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 瓮。Nà ge gǔ lǎo de wèng lǐ zhuāng mǎn le jiǔ.That old urn was filled with wine.
- 瓮。Bó wù guǎn lǐ zhǎn chū le yì zhī hàn dài táo wèng.The museum displayed a Han dynasty earthen jar.
- 瓮。Tā bǎ gǔ huī fàng jìn le yí gè wèng lǐ.He put the ashes into an urn.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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 甕; 瓮 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 甕 pairs 雍 for the sound with 瓦, meaning earthenware, to write an urn or jar; the simplified 瓮 is a later shorthand.
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