壶
壺hú
HSK 5
#2,513 most
frequent character
pot, classifier for bottled liquid
noun
Measure Word
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
壶 pictures a round container with a lid, wide belly, and round feet. It first meant that kind of vessel. The meaning then grew to bottle, flask, jar, kettle, and pot.
Drawn as: round lidded container
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Example Sentences
这个壶装满了水。
zhègè hú zhuāngmǎn le shuǐ 。
This pot is filled with water.
我买了一个新壶来泡茶。
wǒ mǎi le yígè xīn hú lái pàochá 。
I bought a new pot to brew tea.
请给我一壶酒。
qǐng gěi wǒ yīhújiǔ 。
Please give me a pot of wine.
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