jar

Origin & mnemonic

This radical depicts a jar or vessel for storing water, with a round body and narrow mouth. In seal script, its shape clearly shows a standing jar with sides.

Mnemonic: Picture a plump round jar with a narrow neck—that is the shape of this radical.

• 缶fǒu🔊

  pottery

  6 strokes

• 缸gāng🔊

  jar

  HSK 7

  9 strokes

• 缺quē🔊

  deficiency

  HSK 3

  10 strokes

• 䍃yáo🔊

  (archaic) vase; pitcher

  10 strokes

• 钵bō🔊

  small earthenware plate or basin

  11 strokes

• 罁gāng🔊

  old variant of 缸[gang1]

  14 strokes

• 罂yīng🔊

  variant of 罌|罂[ying1]

  14 strokes

• 罄qìng🔊

  to use up

  17 strokes

• 罅xià🔊

  crack

  17 strokes

• 坛tán🔊

  earthen jar

  HSK 7

  18 strokes

• 罉chēng🔊

  (dialect) cooking pot

  18 strokes

• 罍léi🔊

  large earthenware wine jar

  21 strokes

• 罐guàn🔊

  variant of 罐[guan4]

  HSK 7

  23 strokes