• pot, jar;

It refers to a type of pottery vessel used to store alcohol and beverages.

Etymology

Its origin is an ideogram representing a container with a bulging body and a narrow mouth with a lid.

Usage in Korean

When used as a semantic component (radical), it generally indicates meanings related to containers that hold liquids.

장군
jang-gun
bu
Kangxi radical:121
Strokes:6
Unicode:U+7F36
Cangjie input:
  • 人十山 (OJU)
Composition:
  • ⿱ 午 凵
Writing order
缶 Writing order

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