瓶

缾

píng

并 + 瓦

Definitions

píng (noun) bottle; vase; pitcher

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 瓦 represents the meaning and 并 represents the sound. Simplified form of 缾.

Semantic: 瓦 Phonetic: 并

About

瓶, the simplified form of 缾, is a phono-semantic compound denoting a bottle, vase, or jar. Its semantic component 瓦 (wǎ) means 'earthenware' or 'pottery', reflecting the traditional material of such containers, while 并 (bìng) indicates the pronunciation. The older variant 缾 used 缶 (fǒu), a clay pot, as its semantic component, conveying the same ceramic association. Originally referring to earthenware jugs used to draw water from wells, the character now applies to containers of any material, though it retains the pottery radical.

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Bronze Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Seal 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

这是一个瓶子。

Zhè shì yī gè píng zi.

This is a bottle.

瓶子很干净。

Píng zi hěn gān jìng.

The bottle is very clean.

请把瓶子放在桌上。

Qǐng bǎ píng zi fàng zài zhuō shàng.

Please put the bottle on the table.

花瓶里插着花。

Huā píng lǐ chā zhe huā.

There are flowers inserted in the vase.

水瓶的水喝完了。

Shuǐ píng de shuǐ hē wán le.

The water in the water bottle is finished drinking.

瓶盖很难打开。

Píng gài hěn nán dǎ kāi.

The bottle cap is hard to open.

瓶装水在超市出售。

Píng zhuāng shuǐ zài chāo shì chū shòu.

Bottled water is sold in supermarkets.

这个保温瓶可以保持咖啡的热度。

Zhè gè bǎo wēn píng kě yǐ bǎo chí kā fēi de rè dù.

This thermos can maintain the heat of coffee.

Related Characters

Component: 并

Component: 瓦

Example Words