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碗 is a phono-semantic compound: the stone radical 石 on the left indicates the material originally used, while the phonetic component 宛 on the right provides the pronunciation. The character denotes a bowl, a rounded vessel for holding food or liquids during meals. Earlier variants sometimes employed radicals like 木 (wood) or 皿 (dish), depending on the material, but the 石 form became standard with the rise of stoneware, earthenware, and porcelain in the production of dining bowls.
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这个碗很干净。
请把碗拿来。
我需要一个饭碗。
碗里装满了汤。
妈妈正在厨房洗碗。
如果你饿了，就吃碗里的饭。
这个陶瓷碗是从日本买的。
碗筷都摆好了，我们可以吃饭了。
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