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can; jar; pot

23 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,054 U+7F50

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

缶 (semantic, “jar”) + 雚 (phonetic, guàn)

components: 缶雚

jar · Heisig RSH #2881

tin can + stork

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 雚

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 雚 (guàn) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
雚 sound component	guàn	heron; small cup
权	quán	authority, power, right
灌	guàn	to water, to irrigate; to pour; to flood
鹳	guàn	crane, stork; Ciconia species (various)
獾	huān	badger
颧	quán	cheekbones

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
罐头起子	guàn tou qǐ zi	can opener
罐头笑声	guàn tóu xiào shēng	canned laughter; laugh track
开罐器	kāi guàn qì	can opener
油罐车	yóu guàn chē	oil tanker truck; fuel tanker
拔火罐儿	bá huǒ guàn r	erhua variant of 拔火罐[ba2 huo3 guan4]
易拉罐	yì lā guàn	pull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull)
易开罐	yì kāi guàn	(Tw) pull-top can; easy-open can (with ring-pull)
氧化罐	yǎng huà guàn	Hopcalite canister; Hopcalite cartridge
罐子	guàn zi	jar; pitcher; pot
水罐	shuǐ guàn	container for holding and pouring water (or other liquid): jug, pitcher, clay jar, jerry c…
罐头	guàn tou	tin; can; CL:個\|个[ge4]
拔罐子	bá guàn zi	to practice cupping (technique used in TCM)
存钱罐	cún qián guàn	piggy bank; coin bank; money box
罐车	guàn chē	(road) tanker truck; (rail) tank car; tank wagon
拔罐法	bá guàn fǎ	fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to …
拔火罐	bá huǒ guàn	(TCM) to cup; to give a cupping treatment; short detachable stove chimney used to help dra…
储气罐	chǔ qì guàn	gas tank (for gas, not gasoline)
铁罐	tiě guàn	metal pot
罐装	guàn zhuāng	canned (food, coffee etc)
药罐	yào guàn	pot for decocting herbal medicine