壶

壺

hú

业 + 冖 + 士

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Definitions

hú (noun) pot; kettle; pitcher

Etymology

Simplified form of 壺. Pictograph of a pot used for holding liquids.

About

壶 (traditional 壺) originated as a pictograph: the traditional form 壺 clearly depicts a container with a lid, belly, and base, designed to hold liquids. The simplified 壶 streamlines this shape, and in modern dictionaries it is often placed under the radical 士 for indexing, although that radical contributes no semantic meaning. It denotes various liquid containers, pots, kettles, jugs, flasks, used for storing, pouring, or boiling tea, wine, water, and other liquids in domestic and cultural settings.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)

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Bronze Mid Spring and Autumn (~600 BC)

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Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

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Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)

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Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

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Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

妈妈买了一个新水壶。

Māma mǎi le yī gè xīn shuǐhú.

Mom bought a new water kettle.

壶里还有热水吗？

Hú lǐ hái yǒu rèshuǐ ma?

Is there still hot water in the kettle?

我用茶壶泡了一壶茶。

Wǒ yòng cháhú pào le yī hú chá.

I brewed a pot of tea with the teapot.

这个酒壶是古代的文物。

Zhège jiǔhú shì gǔdài de wénwù.

This wine pot is an ancient artifact.

他把水壶放在炉子上加热。

Tā bǎ shuǐhú fàng zài lúzi shàng jiārè.

He put the kettle on the stove to heat it.

壶的造型独特，吸引了众多游客。

Hú de zàoxíng dútè, xīyǐn le zhòngduō yóukè.

The pot's unique design attracted many tourists.

在露营时，我们用水壶烧开水喝。

Zài lùyíng shí, wǒmen yòng shuǐhú shāo kāishuǐ hē.

When camping, we use a kettle to boil water for drinking.

这把紫砂壶是由一位著名工匠手工制作的。

Zhè bǎ zǐshāhú shì yóu yī wèi zhùmíng gōngjiàng shǒugōng zhìzuò de.

This purple clay teapot was handmade by a famous craftsman.

Related Characters

Component: 业

Component: 冖

Component: 士

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