罐 guàn
- Strokes
- 23
- Radical
- 缶 — earthen crock or jar
- Made of
- 缶 earthen crock or jar 雚 heron
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
罐
guàn
can, jar
Character
Example phrases
- 仓库里堆着上千罐备用燃料，必须定期检查密封情况。 Cāngkù li duīzhe shàng qiān guàn bèiyòng ránliào, bìxū dìngqī jiǎnchá mìfēng qíngkuàng. Thousands of cans of backup fuel are piled in the warehouse, and their seals must be checked regularly.
- 妈妈在超市买了两罐牛奶。 Māma zài chāoshì mǎi le liǎng guàn niúnǎi. Mom bought two cans of milk at the supermarket.
- 这个玻璃罐里装着奶奶做的辣椒酱。 Zhège bōli guàn li zhuāngzhe nǎinai zuò de làjiāojiàng. This glass jar holds the chili sauce that Grandma made.