罌 meaning and stroke order
Long-necked bottle or jar
How to write 罌, stroke by stroke
20 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 罌
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- earthen jar with small mouth
How 罌 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Pottery.
缶 gives the meaning and 賏 hints at the sound.
Radical: 缶 (earthen crock or jar), shared by 11 characters on this site.
Common words with 罌
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 罌粟 | yīngsù | opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) |
Questions about 罌
How many strokes are in 罌?
罌 is written with 20 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 罌 mean?
罌 (yīng) means long-necked bottle or jar. A common word with it is 罂粟 (yīngsù), meaning "opium poppy (Papaver somniferum)".
How do you pronounce 罌?
罌 is pronounced yīng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 罌?
The radical of 罌 is 缶, which carries the idea of "earthen crock or jar". Dictionaries list 罌 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 罌?
罌 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 罂, used in mainland China and Singapore.