锅子

鍋子

guōzi

noun #34,926

Measure Word

一口锅子 kǒu

Meanings

1 pot
2 pan
3 wok
4 hotpot

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

今天晚上我们吃锅子吧。

Jīntiān wǎnshàng wǒmen chī guōzi ba.

Let's have hotpot tonight.

HSK 7-9

妈妈把锅子放在炉子上。

Māma bǎ guōzi fàngzài lúzi shàng.

Mom put the pot on the stove.

Tips

register

Colloquial; the standalone 锅 is more common in mainland writing. In Taiwan, 锅子 also commonly means 'hotpot' (the dish), where mainland speakers would say 火锅. The 子 here is a noun-suffix, pronounced toneless zi.

Stroke Order

锅 guō

子 zǐ