How to write 瓶
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Meaning of 瓶
Pinyin
píng
Radical
瓦
Strokes
10
Definition
bottle / (a measure word) / vase / pitcher
Usage
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瓶 (píng)
1. A vessel with a narrow mouth and a large belly, often made of porcelain or glass, usually used to hold liquids.
- 口小腹大的器皿，多为瓷或玻璃做成，通常用来盛液体。
- Example: 瓶子 (bottle), 酒瓶 (wine bottle), 花瓶 (vase).
2. A measure word for bottle-contained items.
- 量词，用于瓶装的东西。
- Example: 两瓶啤酒 (two bottles of beer).
3. Ancient container smaller than a jar, used to draw water, also used to hold wine and food (jar).
- 古代比缶小的容器，用以汲水，也用以盛酒食。
4. A general term referring to containers that are large in body and long in neck (bottle; flask; vase).
- 泛指腹大颈长的容器。
- Example: 花瓶 (floral vase), 瓷瓶 (porcelain bottle), 暖瓶 (thermos).
5. A measure word.
- 量词。
- Example: 一瓶醋 (a bottle of vinegar), 两瓶墨水 (two bottles of ink).
【本义】: 汲水器
- Original meaning: water drawing vessel.
【造字法】: 形声。从瓦，并声。《说文》本从缶。
- Etymology: Phono-semantic compound. The character consists of the element for "tile" and a phonetic component. Originally derived from the character for "jar."
引 (References):
1. 《说文》: 瓶，瓮也。(瓶 is also known as a jar.)
2. 缶其小者谓之瓶。——《方言》五 (The smaller ones compared to jars are called bottles.)
3. 《易·井》: 羸其瓶。 (Worn out bottle.)
4. 《仪礼·士丧礼》: 新盆槃瓶。 (New basin and jars.)
Examples of usage:
- 花瓶 (floral vase), 瓷瓶 (porcelain bottle), 暖瓶 (thermos), 两瓶牛奶 (two bottles of milk), 喝了一瓶酒 (drank a bottle of wine), 瓶彝 (ritual vessel), 瓶落水 (a euphemism for the word "no").
- One's bottle sinking in water suggests air being expelled with the sound of "no."
lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word
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Input Method for 瓶
Pinyin
ping2
Wubi
uagn|uagy
Cangjie
ttmvn
Zhengma
uays
Four Corner
81417
Unicode
U+74f6
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