珐 (fà): (in 珐琅) enamel

Meanings

1 (in 珐琅) enamel

Characters

珐

fà

enamel (in 珐琅)

Examples

HSK 7-9

珐琅涂在金属器上，用于装饰和防锈。

Fàláng tú zài jīnshǔ qì shàng, yòngyú zhuāngshì hé fángxiù.

Enamel is coated on metalware as decoration and rust protection.

HSK 7-9

景泰蓝是著名的中国珐琅工艺。

Jǐngtàilán shì zhùmíng de Zhōngguó fàláng gōngyì.

Cloisonné is a famous Chinese enamelware craft.

Tips

culture

珐 only appears in 珐琅 (enamel). The celebrated cloisonné craft 景泰蓝 is a kind of enamelware.

Components

radical

王 wáng

jade (jade radical)

The left part is the jade radical (a compressed 玉), grouping 珐 with glassy, gem-like materials, fitting the smooth enamel coating.

phonetic

去 qù

to go; remove

Carries the sound for the borrowed word; the reading fà is shaped to transliterate the foreign term. Seen standing alone as 去.

Stroke Order

珐 fà

Related Words

珐琅 fàláng #62,247

enamel / enamelware / cloisonné material

搪 táng #65,247

to ward off / to fend off / to stall (a question/request) / to coat; to smear (e.g. enamel onto metal)

风声鹤唳 fēngshēng-hèlì #68,183

to panic at the slightest sound / jittery and on edge / to be alarmed by every rustle and cry

风调雨顺 fēngtiáo-yǔshùn #68,714

favorable weather for crops / good weather with timely rain / (by extension) peaceful and prosperous times

硬鳞 yìnglín

ganoid scale (hard, enamel-coated fish scale) / hard scale

甜面酱 tiánmiànjiàng #68,368

sweet bean sauce / sweet flour paste (fermented wheat sauce)

真才实学 zhēncái-shíxué #68,367

genuine talent and real learning / true ability backed by solid knowledge

敦厚 dūnhòu HSK 7-9 #68,348

honest and kind-hearted / sincere and generous

茶汤 chátāng #68,584

brewed tea liquor (the liquid in the cup) / chatang (millet-flour paste drink)

科班出身 kēbān-chūshēn #68,602

to have had formal professional training / to be a trained specialist (as opposed to self-taught)