缶 · fǒu

earthen jar

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#121

Kangxi

6

Strokes

#88

Frequency

Visual hint

An earthen jar or crock: curved strokes like the jar walls and a horizontal like the rim.

Suggests earthenware, clay pots, or percussion instruments made of pottery.

varies

Trace the radical, simplified, traditional, and variant forms when available.

缶

2 examples

缸

gāng

vat; large jar

HSK 5

罐

guàn

can; jar; tin

HSK 4

Jar/pottery radical. Found in 缶 (jar/crock), 缸 (large jar/vat), 罐 (can/jar).

A fired clay water crock: round stable body, narrow mouth to keep water — the most common pottery.

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