瓮

甕/罋

wèng

公 + 瓦

Definitions

wèng variant of 甕|瓮[wèng]; earthen jar; urn

wèng surname Weng

wèng pottery container for water, wine etc

wèng variant of 甕|瓮[wèng]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 瓦 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound. Originally written as 公.

Semantic: 瓦 Phonetic: 公

About

The character 瓮 denotes an earthen jar, vat, or large ceramic urn. It is a phono-semantic compound: 公 above provides the sound, while 瓦 below (meaning 'earthenware') gives the material category. The word was first recorded with the loan character 公, and the 瓦 radical was later added to form 瓮. This character also serves as the modern simplified form of the traditional 甕, in which the phonetic was the more intricate 雝, but the semantic 瓦 remained at the base. Thus, 瓮 represents a straightforward combination of sound and meaning, simplifying the older, phonetically complex variant.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

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Example Sentences Hide

院子里有一个瓮。

Yuànzi lǐ yǒu yī gè wèng.

There is a jar in the yard.

这个瓮是陶制的。

Zhège wèng shì táo zhì de.

This jar is made of pottery.

他用瓮储存粮食。

Tā yòng wèng chǔcún liángshi.

He uses a jar to store grain.

酒瓮里装着美酒。

Jiǔ wèng lǐ zhuāng zhe měijiǔ.

The wine jar contains fine wine.

古代的瓮常用于盛水。

Gǔdài de wèng cháng yòng yú chéng shuǐ.

In ancient times, jars were often used for holding water.

瓮城是古代城墙的一部分。

Wèng chéng shì gǔdài chéngqiáng de yī bùfèn.

The barbican is part of ancient city walls.

考古学家发现了一个完整的汉代瓮。

Kǎogǔ xuéjiā fāxiànle yīgè wánzhěng de Hàn dài wèng.

Archaeologists discovered a complete Han dynasty jar.

为了防止火灾，每个院子里都备有大水瓮。

Wèile fángzhǐ huǒzāi, měi gè yuànzi lǐ dōu bèi yǒu dà shuǐ wèng.

To prevent fires, every yard is equipped with a large water jar.

Related Characters

Component: 公

Component: 瓦

瓮