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缸 Stroke Order — How to Write 缸

Stroke Order

缸 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 缶, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

缸 Radical and Character Components

Components:缶工

缸 is a phono-semantic compound: 缶 (pottery) carries the meaning, while 工 indicates the sound.

Radical: 缶 + 3 more strokes

缸 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • gāng

Meanings of 缸 in Chinese

1

gāng缸

A large, cylindrical container, typically made of ceramic, porcelain, or glass, with a smaller base and wider mouth, used for holding liquids or other items; a vat, jar, or crock.
奶奶家的院子里有一个大水缸,夏天用来接雨水浇花。
There is a large water vat in Grandma's yard, used to collect rainwater for watering flowers in the summer.
A type of material, typically earthenware or pottery, made from a mixture of sand and clay, used for making items like tiles or basins.
这个花盆是用上好的缸瓦烧制而成的
This flower pot is made of fine earthenware, fired in a kiln.
A container or part resembling a jar, especially a cylinder, as in '汽缸' (engine cylinder).
这辆车的发动机汽缸工作正常
The engine cylinder of this car is working normally.

Common Words and Phrases with 缸

1
gāng缸guǎn管
earthen pipe
工人正在铺设新的缸管,以确保农田的灌溉畅通无阻。
Workers are laying new earthenware pipes to ensure smooth irrigation for the farmland.
2
gāng缸zhuān砖
Clinker quarry tile
他们在新厨房的地板上铺设了耐磨的缸砖。
They laid durable quarry tiles on the new kitchen floor.
3
gāng缸zǐ子
A jar or crock; a container used for holding liquids or solids, such as water or sugar.
我喜欢用这个漂亮的陶瓷缸子喝茶。
I like to drink tea from this beautiful ceramic mug.

More words with 缸

  • yú鱼gāng缸fish tank, aquarium
  • yù浴gāng缸bathtub, bath
  • jiàng酱gāng缸Sauce jar, Sauce crock
  • jiǔ酒gāng缸A jar or vat for holding wine.
  • qì汽gāng缸cylinder
  • rǎn染gāng缸Corrupting environment, Hotbed of vice
  • táo陶gāng缸earthenware vat, pottery jar
  • gāng缸dǐ底vat bottom, tank bottom
  • gāng缸wǎ瓦pottery, earthenware
  • shuǐ水gāng缸water vat, water jar
  • mǐ米gāng缸rice jar, rice bin
  • qì气gāng缸cylinder, air cylinder
  • yān烟gāng缸ashtray, ash receiver
  • yān烟huī灰gāng缸ashtray
  • yān腌cài菜gāng缸pickling jar, pickling crock
  • yóu油gāng缸lǐ里in the hydraulic cylinder, in the oil tank
  • shí炻qì器shuǐ水gāng缸stoneware water jar, stoneware water vat

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Questions about 缸

What does 缸 mean in Chinese?

缸 (gāng) means “A type of material” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 缸?

缸 is pronounced gāng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 缸 have?

缸 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 缸?

缸 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 缶. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 缸?

The radical of 缸 is 缶, and 缸 is a phono-semantic compound.

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