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盂

yú
noun #39,938

Measure Word

一个痰盂 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 a wide-mouthed bowl or basin (for holding liquids)

Examples

床边放着一个痰盂。
Chuáng biān fàng zhe yī gè tányú.
There is a spittoon beside the bed.
和尚拿着钵盂出去化缘。
Héshang ná zhe bōyú chūqù huàyuán.
The monk carried his alms bowl and went out to beg for food.

Tips

usage
Common compounds: 痰盂 (spittoon) and 钵盂 (a monk's alms bowl). The old saying 盂方水方 — 'square bowl, square water' — means people take the shape their environment gives them.

Components

radical
皿 mǐn
dish; vessel
Bottom 皿 is the dish radical, a pictograph of a footed bowl. It fixes the meaning as a container. Same family as 盆 basin, 碗 bowl, 盘 plate.
phonetic
于 yú
at; in; (preposition)
Top 于 supplies the sound yú directly. It contributes no meaning here — purely a phonetic marker on top of the dish radical.

Stroke Order

盂 yú