01506 Chinese character of 缸 and pronounce gong1

The Chinese character【缸】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes an object or a purpose. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Container or water tank. Explanation: (1) A container with a small round bottom used for holding and storing things. In ancient times, it was mostly made of pottery, porcelain, etc., and in modern times it is also made of other materials. For example: “water tank”, “wine tank”, “fish tank”. (2) A container like a jar. Such as: “cylinder”, “ashtray”.

Here is the phonetic guide for pronouncing this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【缸】:gāng

Cantonese Jyutping of 【缸】:gong1

Here’s an overview of the essential details about the character 【缸】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【缸】, for example:Describe the item or its purpose , It means mainly a container or a water tank..As Chinese characters hold complex and sophisticated meanings, certain aspects may be too detailed to fully articulate in this explanation.

【缸】is an individual word that merges with others to generate specific phrases, for example【水缸、大缸】(Mandarin Pinyin:shuǐ gāng 、dà gāng/ Cantonese Jyutping:seoi2 gong1 、daai6 gong1)

This character is written with 9 strokes,It is a more advanced Chinese character that is essential for daily use,Here is a single example incorporating this character.:


這個水缸用來儲存清水。

This water tank is used to store clean water.


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