瓶

bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,250 U+74F6

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

瓦 (semantic, “pottery”) + 并 (phonetic, bìng)

components: 并瓦

bottle · Heisig RSH #2120

puzzle + 瓦 tile

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 并

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 并 (bìng) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
并 sound component	bìng	to combine, to annex; also, what's more
饼	bǐng	rice-cake, pastry, biscuit
拼	pīn	to link, to join together; to incorporate
屏	píng	screen, shield; to put aside, to reject; to hold
胼	pián	corn, callus
迸	bèng	to gush, to burst; to crack, to split

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
电瓶车	diàn píng chē	battery-powered vehicle
开瓶器	kāi píng qì	bottle opener
热水瓶	rè shuǐ píng	thermos bottle; vacuum bottle; hot water dispenser (appliance); CL:個\|个[ge4]
新瓶装旧酒	xīn píng zhuāng jiù jiǔ	old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
旧瓶装新酒	jiù píng zhuāng xīn jiǔ	lit. new wine in old bottles; fig. new concepts in an old framework; (loan idiom from Matt…
保特瓶	bǎo tè píng	variant of 寶特瓶\|宝特瓶[bao3 te4 ping2]
瓶装水	píng zhuāng shuǐ	bottled water
守口如瓶	shǒu kǒu rú píng	lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped; reticent; not breath…
水瓶座	Shuǐ píng zuò	Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
新瓶旧酒	xīn píng jiù jiǔ	old wine in a new bottle (idiom)
金瓶梅词话	Jīn Píng Méi Cí Huà	Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious a…
开瓶费	kāi píng fèi	corkage fee
宝特瓶	bǎo tè píng	plastic bottle
瓶子	píng zi	bottle; CL:個\|个[ge4]
花瓶	huā píng	flower vase; (fig.) female employee considered to be just a pretty face (attractive but no…
安瓶	ān píng	ampoule (loanword)
气瓶	qì píng	gas cylinder; air bottle; air tank (diving)
电瓶	diàn píng	accumulator; battery (for storing electricity)
保温瓶	bǎo wēn píng	thermos
宝瓶座	Bǎo píng zuò	Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac); also called 水瓶座