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Translingual
Han character
罐 (Kangxi radical 121, 缶+17, 23 strokes, cangjie input 人山廿口土 (OUTRG), four-corner 84714, composition ⿰缶雚)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 946, character 16
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 28194
- Dae Jaweon: page 1387, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2940, character 4
- Unihan data for U+7F50
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 觀
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*koːn, *koːns
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| 灌
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*koːns
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| 鸛
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*koːns
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| 瓘
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*koːns
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| 矔
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*koːns, *kroːns
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| 懽
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*koːns, *qʰoːn
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| 爟
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*koːns
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| 雚
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*koːns
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| 罐
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*koːns
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| 鑵
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*koːns
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| 歡
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*qʰoːn
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| 驩
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*qʰoːn
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| 貛
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*qʰoːn
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| 酄
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*qʰoːn
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| 獾
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*qʰoːn
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| 讙
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*qʰoːn, *qʰon
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| 嚾
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*qʰoːns
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| 權
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*ɡron
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| 顴
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*ɡron
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| 孉
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*ɡron
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| 蠸
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*ɡron
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| 虇
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*kʰonʔ, *kʰons
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| 勸
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*kʰons
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *koːns) : semantic 缶 (“pottery”) + phonetic 雚 (OC *koːns).
Pronunciation
Note:
- guêng3 - Chaozhou;
- guang3 - Shantou.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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罐
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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4485
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Phonetic
component
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雚
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Rime
group
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元
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Rime
subdivision
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3
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Corresponding
MC rime
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貫
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Old
Chinese
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/*koːns/
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Definitions
罐
- can; jar; tin; cylindrical container for holding objects or liquids or cooking
- Classifier for canned items.
- coal tub
- (dialectal) bottle
- (dialectal) Classifier for bottled items.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
瓶子 (“bottle”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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瓶子
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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瓶兒, 瓶子
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| Taiwan
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瓶子
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| Harbin
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瓶子, 棒兒, 棒子
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| Singapore
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瓶子
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Jinan
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瓶子
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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瓶兒, 瓶子
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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瓶兒
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| Wanrong
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瓶子
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| Zhengzhou
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瓶
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| Xi'an
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瓶子
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| Xining
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瓶瓶
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| Xuzhou
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瓶子, 瓶, 瓶兒
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| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)
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瓶子
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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瓶子
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| Lanzhou
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瓶子
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| Ürümqi
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瓶子
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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瓶瓶兒, 瓶瓶, 瓶子
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| Wuhan
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瓶子
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| Guiyang
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瓶子
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| Guilin
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瓶子
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| Liuzhou
|
瓶子
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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瓶子
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| Yangzhou
|
瓶子
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| Hefei
|
瓶子
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
|
樽
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| Hong Kong
|
樽
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| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
|
樽
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| Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
|
樽
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| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
|
樽
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| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
|
樽
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| Macau
|
樽
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| Guangzhou (Panyu)
|
樽
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| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
|
樽
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| Guangzhou (Conghua)
|
樽
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| Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
|
樽
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| Foshan
|
樽
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| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
|
樽
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| Foshan (Shunde)
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樽
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| Foshan (Sanshui)
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樽
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| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
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樽
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| Zhongshan (Shiqi)
|
樽
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| Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
|
樽
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| Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
|
樽
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| Zhuhai (Doumen)
|
樽
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| Jiangmen (Baisha)
|
樽
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| Jiangmen (Xinhui)
|
樽
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| Taishan
|
樽
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| Kaiping (Chikan)
|
樽
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| Enping (Niujiang)
|
樽
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| Heshan (Yayao)
|
樽
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| Dongguan
|
樽
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| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
|
樽
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| Shenzhen (Dapeng)
|
罌
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| Qingyuan
|
樽
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| Fogang
|
樽
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| Yingde (Hanguang)
|
樽仔
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| Yangshan
|
樽
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| Lianshan (Butian)
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瓶
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| Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui)
|
樽
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| Shaoguan
|
樽
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
|
樽
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| Renhua
|
樽
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| Lechang
|
樽
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| Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)
|
樽
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| Sihui
|
樽
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| Guangning
|
樽
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| Deqing
|
瓶, 樽
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| Huaiji
|
樽, 罌
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| Fengkai (Nanfeng)
|
罌
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| Yunfu
|
樽
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| Xinxing
|
樽
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| Luoding
|
樽
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| Yunan (Pingtai)
|
樽
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| Yangjiang
|
樽
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| Xinyi
|
樽, 盅
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| Lianjiang
|
樽
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| Nanning
|
樽
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| Wuzhou
|
樽
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| Yulin
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瓶
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| Hepu (Lianzhou)
|
樽
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
|
樽
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| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)
|
樽
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| Gan
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Nanchang
|
瓶子
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| Lichuan
|
瓶兒, 瓶仔
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| Pingxiang
|
瓶子
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| Hakka
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Meixian
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罌仔, 罐仔, 瓶仔, 樽仔
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| Xingning
|
罌哩
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| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
|
罌, 樽
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| Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua)
|
罌
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| Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua)
|
罌
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| Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua)
|
罌
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| Huidong (Daling)
|
罌仔
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| Dongguan (Qingxi)
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樽, 瓶
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| Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua)
|
罌
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| Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua)
|
罌
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| Boluo (Bendihua)
|
罌
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| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
|
樽
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| Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng)
|
樽
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| Zhongshan (Wuguishan)
|
樽
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| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
|
樽
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| Wuhua (Shuizhai)
|
罌哩
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| Wuhua (Huacheng)
|
瓶哩, 罌哩
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| Wuhua (Changbu)
|
罌頭
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| Heyuan (Bendihua)
|
罌
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| Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua)
|
罌
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| Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua)
|
罌
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| Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua)
|
罌
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| Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua)
|
罌仔, 罌公
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| Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua)
|
罐
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| Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua)
|
罐, 罌
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| Shaoguan (Qujiang)
|
罌子
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| Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua)
|
罌
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| Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua)
|
甕, 罌
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| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
|
罌
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| Liannan
|
樽
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| Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
|
樽
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| Jiexi
|
罌
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| Changting
|
罌子
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| Wuping
|
罌子
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| Wuping (Pingyu)
|
罌子
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| Liancheng
|
罌子
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| Ninghua
|
罌子
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| Yudu
|
瓶子
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| Ruijin
|
罌
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| Shicheng
|
瓶, 罌
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| Shangyou (Shexi)
|
罌子
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| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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罐仔, 罌仔
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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罐仔, 罌仔
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
罐仔, 罌仔
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
罐, 罌
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
罐仔, 罌仔
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
罐, 罌
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| Hong Kong
|
樽
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| Luchuan
|
瓶
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| Luchuan (Daqiao)
|
瓶子
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| Sabah (Longchuan)
|
甕, 罌
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| Senai (Huiyang)
|
罌
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| Huizhou
|
Jixi
|
瓶
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| Huangshan (Tunxi)
|
瓶
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
|
瓶子
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| Pingyao
|
瓶子
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| Xinzhou
|
瓶子
|
| Hohhot
|
瓶子
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| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
甕仔, 瓶仔
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| Wuyishan
|
罐仔
|
| Pucheng (Shibei)
|
甕仔, 瓶仔
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| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
瓶瓶
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| Fuqing
|
瓶瓶
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
|
矸仔, 瓶仔
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| Quanzhou
|
矸仔
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| Jinjiang
|
矸仔
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| Zhangzhou
|
矸仔
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| Dongshan
|
瓶仔
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| Kaohsiung
|
矸仔
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| Yilan
|
罐仔
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| Changhua (Lukang)
|
矸仔
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| Taichung
|
罐仔
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| Taichung (Wuqi)
|
矸仔
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| Tainan
|
矸仔
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| Taitung
|
罐仔
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| Hsinchu
|
矸仔
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| Penghu (Magong)
|
矸
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| Penang (Hokkien)
|
瓿瓵, 罐
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
矸仔, 物突矸, 物突, 罐
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| Manila (Hokkien)
|
矸仔
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| Zhangping (Yongfu)
|
瓶仔
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| Pingnan (Shangdu)
|
瓶
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| Chaozhou
|
樽
|
| Shantou
|
樽
|
| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
樽, 瓶
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| Singapore (Teochew)
|
樽
|
| Leizhou
|
樽
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| Haikou
|
瓶
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| Puxian Min
|
Putian
|
瓶
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| Central Min
|
Yong'an
|
瓶
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| Sanming (Sanyuan)
|
甕仔
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| Sanming (Shaxian)
|
甕
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| Zhongshan Min
|
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
|
樽
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| Zhongshan (Sanxiang)
|
樽
|
| Southern Pinghua
|
Nanning (Tingzi)
|
瓶, 樽
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| Northern Pinghua
|
Guilin (Dahe)
|
瓶子
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| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
瓶, 瓶頭, 瓶子
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| Shanghai (Chongming)
|
瓶
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| Suzhou
|
瓶
|
| Wuxi
|
瓶
|
| Danyang
|
瓶
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| Hangzhou
|
瓶兒
|
| Ningbo
|
瓶, 瓶子
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| Wenzhou
|
瓶兒
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| Jinhua
|
瓶, 瓶子
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| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
瓶子
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| Loudi
|
瓶子, 葫蘆
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| Shuangfeng
|
瓶子
|
| Quanzhou
|
瓶子
|
Dialectal synonyms of
瓶 (“classifier for bottles”)
| Variety
|
Location
|
Words
|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
|
瓶
|
| Northeastern Mandarin
|
Beijing
|
瓶, 瓶兒
|
| Taiwan
|
瓶
|
| Harbin
|
棒兒, 棒子
|
| Singapore
|
瓶
|
| Jilu Mandarin
|
Jinan
|
瓶
|
| Central Plains Mandarin
|
Xi'an
|
瓶
|
| Southwestern Mandarin
|
Chengdu
|
瓶
|
| Wuhan
|
瓶
|
| Jianghuai Mandarin
|
Yangzhou
|
瓶
|
| Hefei
|
瓶
|
| Cantonese
|
Guangzhou
|
樽
|
| Hong Kong
|
樽
|
| Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
|
樽
|
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
|
樽
|
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
|
罌
|
| Taishan
|
樽
|
| Yangjiang
|
樽
|
| Gan
|
Nanchang
|
瓶
|
| Hakka
|
Meixian
|
罌, 罐
|
| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
|
罌, 樽
|
| Miaoli (N. Sixian)
|
罌, 罐
|
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
|
罌, 罐
|
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
|
罌, 罐
|
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
|
罌, 罐
|
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
|
罌, 罐
|
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
|
罌, 罐
|
| Hong Kong
|
樽
|
| Jin
|
Taiyuan
|
瓶
|
| Northern Min
|
Jian'ou
|
瓶
|
| Eastern Min
|
Fuzhou
|
瓶
|
| Southern Min
|
Xiamen
|
矸
|
| Quanzhou
|
矸
|
| Jinjiang
|
矸
|
| Zhangzhou
|
矸
|
| Penang (Hokkien)
|
瓿瓵, 罐
|
| Singapore (Hokkien)
|
罐
|
| Manila (Hokkien)
|
矸
|
| Chaozhou
|
樽
|
| Shantou
|
樽
|
| Bangkok (Teochew)
|
罐
|
| Wu
|
Shanghai
|
瓶
|
| Suzhou
|
瓶
|
| Wenzhou
|
瓶
|
| Xiang
|
Changsha
|
瓶
|
| Shuangfeng
|
瓶
|
Compounds
Further reading
- “罐”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- “Entry #13364”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
- William Campbell (1913) A dictionary of the Amoy vernacular spoken throughout the prefectures of Chin-Chiu, Chiang-Chiu and Formosa (in Hokkien), 8th edition, Tainan: Taiwan Church Press, published 1961, →OCLC, page 351.
- 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “罐”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 81.
Japanese
Kanji
罐
(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 缶)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
罐 • (gwan) (hangeul 관, revised gwan, McCune–Reischauer kwan, Yale kwan)
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Vietnamese
Han character
罐: Hán Nôm readings: quán
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