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dumpling / pot-sticker / CL: 個|个, 隻|只
HSK 2
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  *盆* | 盆* | *盆
basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 and 8 , approx 128 liters / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
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  *鍋* | 鍋* | *鍋
pot; pan; wok; cauldron / pot-shaped thing / CL: , 隻|只
HSK 5
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  *壺* | 壺* | *壺
pot / classifier for bottled liquid
HSK 6
chamber pot / wooden pan used as toilet / toilet bowl
HSK 7-9
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  *罐* | 罐* | *罐
can / jar / pot
HSK 7-9
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  *篩* | 篩* | *篩
(bound form) a sieve / to sieve; to sift; to filter / to eliminate through selection / to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water) / to pour (wine or tea) / (dialect) to strike (a gong)
HSK 7-9
lit. to fire pots and smelt metal / fig. to educate
HSK 7-9
(lit.) a pot of porridge / (fig.) a complete mess
HSK 7-9
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  *煲* | 煲* | *煲
to cook slowly over a low flame / pot / saucepan
HSK 7-9
every potter praises his own pot (idiom) / all one's geese are swans
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鼎* | 鼎* | *鼎
ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *焗* | 焗* | *焗
(dialect) to cook in salt or sand, inside a sealed pot / to steam / to bake
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  *鬲* | 鬲* | *鬲
earthen pot / iron cauldron
jar / pitcher / pot
(of food) to burst out of the pot / (fig.) to be in an uproar
ancient banquet game of throwing arrows into a pot, the winner determined by the number of arrows thrown in, and the loser required to drink as punishment
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *爪* | 爪* | *爪
(coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc
pot; pan; wok; cauldron / pot-shaped thing / hotpot
iron cooking pot
pen container; brush pot
downstream / to go into the water / to put into water / to launch (a ship) / fig. to fall into bad ways / to lead astray / to go to pot
bonsai / landscape in a pot
flower pot
stew pot / stew pan / saucepan
casserole / earthenware pot
to put into the pot (to cook)
to take even the cooking pots (idiom) / to clean out / to wipe out
wine pot / wine cup
meal cooked in a large pot / communal meal / (fig.) system that rewards everyone equally regardless of merit
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *盂* | 盂* | *盂
basin / wide-mouthed jar or pot
to grow (a plant) in a pot / potted plant (sometimes refers specifically to a bonsai plant)
water pot or goblet (for Chinese calligraphy)
chamber pot
lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom) / fig. the pot calls the kettle black
lit. please Sir, get into the boiling pot (idiom) / fig. to give sb a taste of his own medicine
dish containing a variety of meats and vegetables arranged in a broth in a clay pot / chafing dish
bandit; brigand / gambling chip / chamber pot / (slang) girl; chick; babe
to season a wok / to take the lid off a pot / (of the contents of a pot) to start to boil / (fig.) to become rowdy
to flip over / to turn (a page) / to scroll (an electronic document) / to stir (food in a pot etc) / to move things about / to rummage
chamber pot
Mongolian hot pot / instant-boiled mutton (dish)
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom) / fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
jade pot for cold water / curling (sport) / curling puck
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *甑* | 甑* | *甑
cauldron / rice pot
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *錁* | 錁* | *錁
grease-pot for cart / ingot
bed urinal / chamber pot
lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly / in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state / Rome wasn't built in a day
lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom) / fig. the pot calling the kettle black
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *隒* | 隒* | *隒
the appearance of a mountain, as if two pots were standing one upon the other / the steep bank of a stream / a rough mountain path
pot-stewed dish
hot pot / a dish where thinly sliced meat and vegetables are boiled briefly in a broth and then served with dipping sauces
chamber pot
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *盬* | 盬* | *盬
covered pot
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鍪* | 鍪* | *鍪
iron pot / metal cap
tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *餗* | 餗* | *餗
pot of cooked rice
pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
handle (on a pot)
a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom) / in a desperate situation
inner container (e.g. the rice pot inside a rice cooker, the vacuum bottle inside a thermos, the tank inside a hot water heater, the bladder of a football)
lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom) / fig. to give up altogether after a setback; to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell
stove stand; grate (supporting a pot over the stove) / grate (in a fireplace) / oven rack
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鬵* | 鬵* | *鬵
big iron pot / cauldron / variant of , rice pot
cooking pot
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *罉* | 罉* | *罉
(dialect) cooking pot / variant of 鐺|铛
chamber pot
to strike the edge of the gong / (fig.) to stir the pot (i.e. cause or exacerbate a dispute)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *䈰* | 䈰* | *䈰
pot-scrubbing brush made of bamboo strips / basket (container) for chopsticks / variant of
Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994
shabu-shabu (loanword) / Japanese hot pot
tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
"mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other)
the first pot of gold / the initial profits from an economic endeavour
to seal (with an official stamp) / to stamp / (fig.) to ratify / to put a lid on (a cooking pot) / to cap / to build an extension or additional story
paper hot pot (hot pot using a single-use pot made of Japanese washi paper with a special coating to prevent burning and leaking, used for cooking at the dining table)
lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot / to talk about sb's weak point
pot of boiling water
trivet / pot-holder
lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom) / fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
dry pot, a type of dish in which ingredients are wok-fried, then served hot in a clay pot or on a metal pan
French press / press pot
French press / press pot
honey pot / fig. comfortable living conditions / privileged environment
metal pot
lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom) / fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom) / one bad apple spoils the barrel
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom) / not content with what one already has / (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye
coffee pot / coffee maker
lit. large smelting furnace / fig. the mixing of different ethnicities and cultures / Melting Pot
melting pot
(Cantonese) to eat hot pot / hot pot
sealed pot calcination (TCM)
Pol Pot (1925-1998), Cambodian communist leader
fishing pot (trap)
colander / strainer / sieve / leaky pot
every potter praises his own pot (idiom) / all one's geese are swans
to go to pot (idiom)
lit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily

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