锅
HSK 5

锅 (guō): cooking-pot, saucepan

guō

cooking-pot, saucepan

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Pinyin

guō

HSK Level

Level 5

Characters

1

English Meaning

cooking-pot, saucepan

How to Write 锅 (guō)

锅 is written in 12 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 锅

A phono-semantic compound: 钅 (metal) carries the meaning, and 呙 hints at the pronunciation.

What 锅 is Made Of

锅 is built from 2 components:

钅gold, metal
呙to chat, to gossip, to jaw, to talk

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Words Using 锅

Common Chinese words that contain 锅:

涮火锅

shuànhuǒguō

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