釜 meaning and stroke order
Cauldron, kettle, pot
How to write 釜, stroke by stroke
10 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 釜
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- kettle
- cauldron
How 釜 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Metal.
金 gives the meaning and 父 hints at the sound.
Radical: 金 (gold), shared by 18 characters on this site.
How to remember 釜
A cauldron is a pot made of metal 金 (jīn), and 父 (fù) on top gives the sound fǔ. Picture a father 父 cooking over a big metal pot.
釜 is a literary or classical word for a cooking pot or cauldron. In everyday speech people say 锅 (guō) instead, but 釜 survives in idioms and names. Example: 破釜沉舟 (pò fǔ chén zhōu), break the pots and sink the boats, meaning to commit fully with no way back.
Common mistake: Learners often read 釜 as fù because of 父, but the tone is third tone, fǔ. Also note that 父 sits on top and its strokes overlap with 金, so do not write them as two fully separate stacked parts.
Questions about 釜
How many strokes are in 釜?
釜 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 釜 mean?
釜 (fǔ) means cauldron, kettle, pot.
How do you pronounce 釜?
釜 is pronounced fǔ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 釜?
The radical of 釜 is 金, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 釜 under this radical.
What does 釜山 mean?
釜山 (Fǔshān) is the Chinese name for Busan, the port city in South Korea. The name is said to come from a mountain shaped like a cauldron.
What is the difference between 釜 and 锅?
Both refer to a cooking pot. 锅 (guō) is the normal modern word, as in 炒锅 (chǎoguō, wok), while 釜 sounds old and literary and appears mostly in idioms and set phrases.