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The character 碗 is a phono-semantic compound. The radical 石 on the left indicates the material, stone, originally used to make the object. The component 宛 on the right provides the pronunciation. The character specifically means a bowl, a common rounded vessel for holding food or liquids during meals. Earlier forms of the concept sometimes used the wood radical 木 or the dish radical 皿, depending on the material, but the version with 石 became standard, reflecting the historical prevalence of stoneware, earthenware, and porcelain in domestic tableware.
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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。