wèng = w + (e)ng4
variant of 甕|瓮[weng4] / earthen jar / urn
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surname Weng
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pottery container for water, wine etc
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variant of 甕|瓮[weng4]
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How to pronounce 瓮

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= w initial

Wu is for Willy Walrus.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)ng4 final

In the engine’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

瓮 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
gōng = gu + (e)ng1
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
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= w + a3
roof tile / abbr. for 瓦特[wa3 te4]
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Characters with 瓮 as component

瓮 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 瓮

lit. like a turtle in a jar / to be trapped (idiom)
lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom) / fig. the best is saved for last
to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target / a turkey shoot

Sentences with 瓮

瓮 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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wèng

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