WHOLE CHARACTER
瓶
bottle; jug (口小腹大的器皿); measure word for bottled things (两瓶啤酒)
瓶 is a clay vessel side plus 并: 瓶子 'bottle', 水瓶 'water bottle', 花瓶 'vase' — and 两瓶啤酒 counts by the bottle.
ZDIC: 形声，从瓦、并声.
Character Familiesleft / right
瓶
bottle; jug (口小腹大的器皿); measure word for bottled things (两瓶啤酒)
瓶 is a clay vessel side plus 并: 瓶子 'bottle', 水瓶 'water bottle', 花瓶 'vase' — and 两瓶啤酒 counts by the bottle.
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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声，从瓦、并声.
SOUND: 并 (BÌNG) — ON THE LEFT HERE
并
to combine; side by side; and
A standalone character (bìng, together; also a traditional form line); when a character keeps it as a piece, the sound role is stated on that character's page.
In 瓶: sound: 并 (bìng) — on the left here píng shares only the final -ing; the initial differs in aspiration (p vs b) and the tone differs (2 vs 4).
MEANING: THE TILE/POTTERY SIDE — BAKED-CLAY VESSELS
瓦
roof tile; pottery
A standalone character (wǎ) and the tile/pottery radical; it marks baked-clay things, and each page shows its own role.
In 瓶: meaning: the tile/pottery side — baked-clay vessels Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
Tone 2
- bottle; jug (口小腹大的器皿)
- measure word for bottled things (两瓶啤酒)
- 瓶子bottle
- 水瓶water bottle
- 花瓶vase
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