wèng

pottery container for water, wine etc; earthen jar; urn

#3873

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 3873rd character
Radical ⽡ (98.4)
Strokes 8
Index # 3975

Definitions

瓮 wèng
  1. 1. pottery container for water, wine etc
  2. 2. earthen jar
  3. 3. urn
  4. 4. variant of wèng
  5. 5. surname Weng

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Words containing 瓮

Word Meaning
to be trapped (idiom); lit. like a turtle in a jar
fig. the best is saved for last
certain victory; enemy easy to catch
barbican entrance to a city; enceinte of a city gate
Weng'an County in Guizhou, China
Weng’an County in Guizhou, China
funerary urn
urn burial
to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
variant of wèng cài
poor, shabby home; humble dwelling
lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)
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