镬 (huò) — pot; cauldron (used in cooking)
Definition
镬 (huò) is a traditional cooking vessel, larger and heavier than a typical 锅 — think cauldron or wok-like pot. Mainly seen in Cantonese and southern Chinese cooking contexts; 锅 is the everyday word for pot.
noun
potcauldron (used in cooking)
Measure word · 口
Easily confused
- 或huòsound-alike(conjunction) or (used to link alternatives)
- 货huòsound-alikegoods, merchandise
- 获huòsound-alike(bound form) to reap, to harvest, to gather in
- 霍huòsound-alikesuddenly, quickly (literary)
- 祸huòsound-alikemisfortune, disaster, calamity
- 嚯huòsound-alike(interjection) wow! oh! (expressing surprise or admiration)
Examples
- 镬。Tā yòng huò zǐ zhǔ le yì guō tāng.He used a pot to cook a pot of soup.
- 镬，。Zhè ge huò zǐ shì tiě de, hěn nài yòng.This pot is made of iron and is very durable.
- 镬。Bǎ cài fàng jìn huò zǐ lǐ chǎo yi chǎo.Put the vegetables into the pot and stir-fry them.
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 鑊; 镬 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
蒦
蒦huò鑊huò
Same sound today
The traditional form 鑊 pairs 金 (metal) with a sound part 蒦 (huò); the simplified 镬 is a later shorthand.
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