Memory phrase for the character: 缸

缸

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Meaning jar, vat, classifier for loads of laundry

Pronunciation

gāng

Explanation

Left: can 缶 (lid and can opener 十 of that can 凵), right: work(er) 工

Mnemonic
 
A 'can' built by a worker is a jar.

Radicals

缶 can, jarIn Chinese this character 缶 is hardly used. Thus its meaning "can, jar" is taken from Japanese: 缶 (=かん), which means: "the can".
工 work, to buildCross sectional view of a H-steel beam for building or making.
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 Vocabulary

气缸 qì gāng  cylinder (engine)
汽缸 qì gāng  cylinder (of steam engine or internal combustion engine)
浴缸 yù gāng  bathtub
浴缸 yù gāng  

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