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锅

guō

pot

A cooking pot with handles
Memory picture

Character

锅 guō

Strokes
12
Radical
钅 — gold, metal
Made of
钅 gold, metal 呙 to chat, to gossip, to jaw, to talk
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 锅里有汤。 Guō lǐ yǒu tāng. There is soup in the pot.
  • 这个锅很新。 Zhè ge guō hěn xīn. This pot is new.
  • 妈妈洗锅。 Mā ma xǐ guō. Mom washes the pot.

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