甕 wèng

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

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Radical ⽡ (98.13)
Strokes 17

Definitions

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

Words containing 甕

Word Meaning
好酒沉甕底 hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
fig. the best is saved for last
甕中之鱉 wèng zhōng zhī biē
to be trapped (idiom); lit. like a turtle in a jar
甕中捉鱉 wèng zhōng zhuō biē
easy victory; success is certain
甕城 wèng chéng
barbican entrance to a city; enceinte of a city gate
甕安 wèng ān
Weng'an County, Guizhou, China
甕安縣 wèng ān xiàn
Weng'an County, Guizhou, China
甕棺 wèng guān
funerary urn
甕棺葬 wèng guān zàng
urn burial
甕聲甕氣 wèng shēng wèng qì
to speak in a low muffled voice (idiom)
甕菜 wèng cài
variant of 蕹菜wèng cài
蓬戶甕牖 péng hù wèng yǒu
thatched house, broken urn windows (idiom); poor person's house
請君入甕 qǐng jūn rù wèng
lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom)
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