How to write 釜

釜 [fǔ] （名） 1. 古代的一种锅。 (En.) A kind of cauldron used in ancient China. 例：～底抽薪。破～沉舟。 (Example: To take away the firewood from under the cauldron; to sink the ship.) 2. 中国春秋战国时量器名，亦是容量单位，标准不一。 (En.) A type of jar in ancient China, popular during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods; its capacity standards varied. 例：釜庾（釜和庾，均古量器名。引申指数量不多）；釜鼓（釜和鼓。古代量器名）；釜钟（釜和钟，皆古量器名。亦指数量不多）。 (Example: Fǔyǔ refers to both fǔ and yǔ, which are ancient measuring instrument names, extending to mean a small quantity.) 【本义】: 古炊器。敛口圜底，或有二耳。其用于鬲，置于灶，上置甑以蒸煮。盛行于汉代。有铁制的，也有铜或陶制的。 (Original meaning: An ancient cooking vessel with a narrow opening and a round bottom, often having two ears. Used on a stove, with a steamer placed on top for steaming. It became popular during the Han Dynasty, and it was made from iron, copper, or pottery.) 【造字法】: 形声。从金省，父声。 (Construction method: A phono-semantic compound; composed of 'metal' and the sound component 'father'.) 引： 曹植《七步诗》：萁在釜下燃，豆在釜中泣。 (Quotation: Cao Zhi's "Seven Steps Poem": The bracken burns below the cauldron, the beans weep within the cauldron.)