甁
- bottle;
- jar;
- vessel;
Etymology
Phono-semantic compound:
瓦 (와, “tile, pottery”) — semantic, indicating earthenware or ceramic material.
幷 (병, “to combine, together”) — phonetic, providing the sound 병.
Originally, the character referred to a clay or earthen container, evolving to mean any kind of bottle or vessel.
Usage in Korean
병 (甁) — bottle, jar
수병 (水甁) — water bottle
약병 (藥甁) — medicine bottle
술병 (酒甁) — wine bottle
Note: The homonym 병(病) means disease; context determines which is intended.
Words that derived from 甁
- 꽃병(꽃甁)–vase
- 맥주병(麥酒甁)–beer bottle; swimming like a brick; poor swimmer
- 물병(물甁)–water bottle; carafe
- 병(甁)–bottle
- 병따개(甁따개)–bottle opener
- 병마개(甁마개)–stopper; cork
- 보온병(保溫甁)–thermos bottle
- 술병(술甁)–liquor bottle
- 우유병(牛乳甁)–milk bottle; feeding bottle
- 유리병(琉璃甁)–glass bottle; glass jar
- 페트병(PET甁)–pet bottle
- 화병(花甁)–vase
- 화염병(火焰甁)–firebomb; petrol bomb
甁
병
병
byeong
byeong
Kangxi radical:98, 瓦 + 8
Strokes:13
Unicode:U+7501
Cangjie input:
- 卜十卜十弓 (YJYJN)
Composition:
- ⿰ 幷 瓦