锅子

鍋子

guōzi

noun #34,926

Measure Word

一口锅子 kǒu

Meanings

1 pot
2 pan
3 wok
4 hotpot (esp. in Taiwanese usage)

Characters

Examples

妈妈把锅子放在炉子上。

Māma bǎ guōzi fàng zài lúzi shàng.

Mom put the pot on the stove.

今天晚上我们吃锅子吧。

Jīntiān wǎnshàng wǒmen chī guōzi ba.

Let's have hotpot tonight.

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