dish

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from an oracle-bone pictograph depicting a dish or bowl viewed from above, with strokes representing the depth and rim of the vessel.

Mnemonic: The shape resembles a dish or bowl seen from above, with its round opening and raised sides.

• 盂yú🔊

  basin

  8 strokes

• 盆pén🔊

  basin

  HSK 5

  9 strokes

• 盅zhōng🔊

  handleless cup

  9 strokes

• 盈yíng🔊

  full

  9 strokes

• 盐yán🔊

  salt

  HSK 4

  10 strokes

• 盉hé🔊

  vessel similar to a kettle, but with three or four legs, used in ancient times for warming wine

  10 strokes

• 监jiān🔊

  to supervise

  10 strokes

• 盋bō🔊

  obscure variant of 缽|钵[bo1]

  10 strokes

• 益yì🔊

  benefit

  10 strokes

• 盍hé🔊

  variant of 盍[he2]

  10 strokes

• 盎àng🔊

  (literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth

  10 strokes

• 盏zhǎn🔊

  a small cup

  HSK 7

  10 strokes