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鍋 meaning and stroke order

guō

Cooking-pot, saucepan

17 strokesRadical 釒Simplified 锅
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How to write 鍋, stroke by stroke

17 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 鍋

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

guōfirst tone (high and level)
  1. pot; pan; wok; cauldron
  2. pot-shaped thing

How 鍋 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Metal.

jīngold+guōto chat

釒 gives the meaning and 咼 hints at the sound.

Radical: 釒 (gold), shared by 135 characters on this site.

How to remember 鍋

The left side 釒 means metal, and the right side 咼 gives the sound, close to guō. Picture a metal pot sitting on the stove to remember 鍋 (guō).

鍋 is the traditional form of 锅 and appears in many kitchen words like 火锅 (huǒguō, hotpot) and 平底锅 (píngdǐguō, frying pan). It also shows up in idioms such as 背黑锅 (bēihēiguō, to take the blame). Example: 我們今晚吃火鍋。(Wǒmen jīnwǎn chī huǒguō.) We are having hotpot tonight.

Common mistake: Learners often mix up the right side 咼 with 骨 (gǔ, bone) or 過 (guò, to pass), which share the same sound component. Remember 鍋 takes the metal radical, while 過 has the walking radical 辶 and a fourth tone.

Common words with 鍋

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
電飯鍋diànfànguōelectric rice cookerHSK 5
火鍋huǒguōhotpot; (basketball) a blocked shot; a blockHSK 7-9
一鍋粥yīguōzhōu(lit.) a pot of porridge; (fig.) a complete messHSK 7-9
鍋爐guōlúboiler
背黑鍋bēihēiguōto be made a scapegoat; to be unjustly blamed
平底鍋píngdǐguōfrying pan
煎鍋jiānguōfrying pan

Questions about 鍋

How many strokes are in 鍋?

鍋 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 鍋 mean?

鍋 (guō) means cooking-pot, saucepan. A common word with it is 电饭锅 (diànfànguō), meaning "electric rice cooker".

How do you pronounce 鍋?

鍋 is pronounced guō, in the first tone (high and level).

What is the radical of 鍋?

The radical of 鍋 is 釒, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 鍋 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 鍋?

鍋 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 锅, used in mainland China and Singapore.

What does 背黑锅 really mean?

Literally it is to carry a black pot on your back. It means to be blamed for something you did not do, like being a scapegoat.

Why does 火锅 also mean a block in basketball?

In sports slang, a 火锅 (huǒguō) is a blocked shot, as if the defender slammed a pot lid on the ball. You might hear 送他一个火锅, meaning to block his shot.