Chinese Word: 罐 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

罐HSK 6

Pinyin: guàn

English Definition: can; jar; pot

Chinese Definition:
①盛东西或汲水用的瓦器，亦泛指各种圆筒形的盛物器皿：瓦罐。铁罐。罐头。拔火罐儿。

Total strokes: 24; Radical: 缶

Pictophonetic:雚 indicates the sound; 缶 (jar) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 缶 [ fǒu ] earthen crock or jar; pottery
- 雚 [ guàn ] heron; small cup

Similar Characters: 巏

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罐车	guàn chē	tanker truck; tanker wagon
罐装HSK 6	guàn zhuāng	canned (food, coffee etc)
破罐破摔	pò guàn pò shuāi	lit. to smash a cracked pot (idiom); crazy despair in the face of a blemish, defect, error or setback
油罐车	yóu guàn chē	oil tanker truck; fuel tanker
罐笼	guàn lóng	elevator cage (in mine)

1		nà xiē 那些 guàn tóu hé 罐头盒 shì 是 xī 锡 zuò 做 de 的。 The tins were made of tin.
2		tā 他 wèi 为 wǔ cān 午餐 diǎn 点 le 了 yī fèn 一份 pī sà 披萨 hé 和 yī guàn 一罐 kě lè 可乐。 He ordered a pizza and a can of Coke for lunch.
3		yīng ér 婴儿 nǎi fěn guàn 奶粉罐 shàng 上 de 的 biāo qiān 标签 biǎo míng 表明 tā 它 méi yǒu 没有 tiān jiā 添加 táng 糖。 The label on the can of infant formula indicated that it was free from added sugars.