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甑

zèng

a boiler for steaming rice

🔤 Pictophonetic: 瓦 (pottery) provides meaning, 曾 provides pronunciation

HSK 16 strokes Uncommon (49%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

曾

céng

already, formerly, once; the past

瓦

wǎ

tile; pottery, earthenware

⿰曾瓦 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

céng

曾

already, formerly, once; the past

💡 Ideographic: A rice cooker on heat 日, building up steam 丷 and letting it off

12 strokes HSK 5

丷

kwukyel

2 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

6 strokes

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 strokes HSK 2

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

wǎ

瓦

tile; pottery, earthenware

📷 Pictographic: An interlocking roof tile

4 strokes HSK 6

Words Using 甑 (1)

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