瓮 meaning and stroke order
Urn, earthen jar
How to write 瓮, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 瓮
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- pottery container for water, wine etc
- variant of 甕|瓮[weng4]
- earthen jar
- urn
How 瓮 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Pottery.
瓦 gives the meaning and 公 hints at the sound.
Radical: 瓦 (tile), shared by 14 characters on this site.
How to remember 瓮
瓮 puts 公 (gōng) on top of 瓦 (wǎ, tile or pottery). 瓦 tells you it is made of fired clay, and 公 hints at the sound, so picture a big public 公 clay jar where everyone stores water.
瓮 is a large pottery jar for water, wine, or pickles. Today it appears mostly in set phrases and written Chinese, such as the idiom 瓮中捉鳖 (wèng zhōng zhuō biē), "to catch a turtle in a jar", meaning something is a sure catch. Example: 院子里有一个大水瓮。(Yuànzi lǐ yǒu yí gè dà shuǐwèng.) There is a big water jar in the yard.
Common mistake: Learners often read it as gōng because of the 公 on top, but it is fourth tone wèng. Also do not confuse it with 瓷 (cí, porcelain), which shares the 瓦 bottom but has 次 on top.
瓮 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 瓮
How many strokes are in 瓮?
瓮 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 瓮 mean?
瓮 (wèng) means urn, earthen jar.
How do you pronounce 瓮?
瓮 is pronounced wèng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 瓮?
The radical of 瓮 is 瓦, which carries the idea of "tile". Dictionaries list 瓮 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 瓮?
The traditional form of 瓮 is 甕 and 罋. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 瓮 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 瓮 and 缸?
Both are large containers. 缸 (gāng) usually has a wide mouth, like a fish tank or water vat. 瓮 typically has a narrower mouth and a rounded belly.
What does 瓮声瓮气 mean?
瓮声瓮气 (wèng shēng wèng qì) describes a deep, muffled voice, as if someone were speaking into a jar. It is often used for someone with a cold or speaking in a low, gruff way.