锅(guō)

HSK 512 strokesTrad. 鍋

pot

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Character information

Pinyin
guō
Meaning
pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing; CL:口[kou3],只
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
鍋

Origin & structure

Where 锅 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰钅呙

In this compound, the meaning comes from 钅 (metal); 呙 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

钅jīn呙guō

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 锅 step by step

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

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Words with 锅

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

yī一guō锅zhōu粥
HSK 7-9

(lit.) a pot of porridge

Open 一锅粥 page →
huǒ火guō锅
HSK 7-9

hotpot

Open 火锅 page →
xià下guō锅

to put into the pot (to cook)

Open 下锅 page →
gān干guō锅

dry pot, a type of dish in which ingredients are wok-fried, then served hot…

Open 干锅 page →
fēn分guō锅

(dialect) to set up separate households; (sports etc) to analyze the reason…

Open 分锅 page →
yī一guō锅duān端

see 连锅端

Open 一锅端 page →
èr二guō锅tóu头

erguotou (sorghum liquor)

Open 二锅头 page →
huí回guō锅

to cook again

Open 回锅 page →

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一粥火下干分端二

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