瓮(wèng)

8 strokesTrad. 甕

variant of 瓮

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Character information

Pinyin
wèng
Meaning
variant of 瓮; earthen jar; urn
Strokes
8
HSK level
—
Traditional
甕

Origin & structure

Where 瓮 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱公瓦

In this compound, the meaning comes from 瓦 (pottery); 公 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

公gōng瓦wǎ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 瓮 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 瓮

Common words using 瓮 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

wèng瓮chéng城

enceinte of a city gate; barbican entrance to a city

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wèng瓮ān安

see 瓮安县

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wèng瓮guān棺

funerary urn

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wèng瓮zhōng中zhī之biē鳖

lit. like a turtle in a jar

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wèng瓮zhōng中zhuō捉biē鳖

(lit.) to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)

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wèng瓮ān安xiàn县

Weng'an, a county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 nan2…

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wèng瓮shēng声wèng瓮qì气

to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)

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péng蓬hù户wèng瓮yǒu牖

thatched house, broken urn windows (idiom); poor person's house

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Related characters

From 瓮’s common words

城安棺中之鳖捉县

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