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Meaning of 缸

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缸
Pinyin: gāng
English Definition: jar; vat; classifier for loads of laundry; Classifiers: 口
Chinese Definition:
①盛东西的器物,圆筒状,底小口大。用陶、瓷、玻璃等制成:水缸。缸子。
②用砂子、陶土等混合而成的一种质料:缸瓦。缸盆。
③像缸的器物:汽缸。
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 缶
Pictophonetic:工 indicates the sound; 缶 (pottery) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 缶 [ fǒu ] earthen crock or jar; pottery
    • 工 [ gōng ] labor, work; laborer, worker
Similar Characters: 屸
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Example Words
水缸 shuǐ gāng water jar
浴缸 yù gāng bathtub
鱼缸 yú gāng fish tank; fishbowl; aquarium
烟灰缸 yān huī gāng ashtray
茶缸 chá gāng mug
More:缸* | *缸 | *缸*
Example Sentences
1
大门庭院墙上立着大缸
,
满满是美丽的仙人掌
。
Beautiful succulents fill huge Urns atop the entry court walls.
2
我们都知道这个规则
:
心灵居住在缸中之脑
。
We all know the formula: a mind inhabiting a brain submerged in a vat.
3
这种水族缸由冰块构成
,
观赏鱼被冷冻在了里面
。
This aquarium tank from the ice structure, ornamental fish frozen in the inside.
4
也许我们都是缸中之脑
,
或都是黑客帝国的子民
。
Perhaps we are brains in a vat, or living in the Matrix.
5
前情
:
意大利人
;
差点儿溺死在盛满凝固甜点的缸里
。
Antecedents: Being Italian; nearly drowning in a vat of frozen dairy dessert.