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dumpling / pot-sticker / CL: 個|个, 隻|只
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *盆* | 盆* | *盆
basin / flower pot / unit of volume equal to 12 and 8 , approx 128 liters / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
(lit.) a pot of porridge / (fig.) a complete mess
HSK 7-9
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
melting pot
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鍋* | 鍋* | *鍋
pot; pan; wok; cauldron / pot-shaped thing / CL: , 隻|只
HSK 5
French press / press pot
coffee pot / coffee maker
to put into the pot (to cook)
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
(of food) to burst out of the pot / (fig.) to be in an uproar
lit. to fire pots and smelt metal / fig. to educate
HSK 7-9
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *罐* | 罐* | *罐
can / jar / pot
HSK 7-9
lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot / to talk about sb's weak point
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *煲* | 煲* | *煲
to cook slowly over a low flame / pot / saucepan
HSK 7-9
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
bonsai / landscape in a pot
lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom) / fig. to be rewarded the same, regardless of performance
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *甑* | 甑* | *甑
cauldron / rice pot
chamber pot / wooden pan used as toilet / toilet bowl
HSK 7-9
wine pot / wine cup
Mongolian hot pot / instant-boiled mutton (dish)
lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom) / fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
to grow (a plant) in a pot / potted plant (sometimes refers specifically to a bonsai plant)
the first pot of gold / the initial profits from an economic endeavour
every potter praises his own pot (idiom) / all one's geese are swans
jar / pitcher / pot
tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
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
every potter praises his own pot (idiom) / all one's geese are swans
dry pot, a type of dish in which ingredients are wok-fried, then served hot in a clay pot or on a metal pan
to go to pot (idiom)
fatty beef slices (esp. for hot pot)
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鬲* | 鬲* | *鬲
earthen pot / iron cauldron
chamber pot
lit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily
(Cantonese) to eat hot pot / hot pot
dish containing a variety of meats and vegetables arranged in a broth in a clay pot / chafing dish
hot pot containing stinky tofu and other ingredients (Taiwanese dish)
flower pot
metal pot
(slang) to smoke pot
stew pot / stew pan / saucepan
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
pot-stewed dish
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *輠* | 輠* | *輠
grease-pot under a cart
Pol Pot (1925-1998), Cambodian communist leader
Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994
pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *盂* | 盂* | *盂
basin / wide-mouthed jar or pot
lit. the meat falls apart as it stews, but it all stays in the pot (idiom) / fig. some of us may lose or gain, but in any case the benefits don't go to outsiders
smooth, uncooked shrimp paste made by mixing minced shrimp with starch and egg white, commonly added to hot pot
the bottom of a pot or pan / hotpot broth
to take even the cooking pots (idiom) / to clean out / to wipe out
shabu-shabu (loanword) / Japanese hot pot
pot of boiling water
hot pot / a dish where thinly sliced meat and vegetables are boiled briefly in a broth and then served with dipping sauces
one ladle (of sth bad) spoils the (whole) pot (idiom) / one bad apple spoils the barrel
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
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
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
bed urinal / chamber pot
casserole / earthenware pot
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
handle (on a pot)
"mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other)
cooking pot
pot for decocting herbal medicine
a smelting furnace / fig. a melting pot
lit. one pellet of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom) / fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
to strike the edge of the gong / (fig.) to stir the pot (i.e. cause or exacerbate a dispute)
honey pot / fig. comfortable living conditions / privileged environment
chamber pot / commode
lit. large smelting furnace / fig. the mixing of different ethnicities and cultures / Melting Pot
chamber pot
a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom) / in a desperate situation
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *餗* | 餗* | *餗
pot of cooked rice
bandit; brigand / gambling chip / chamber pot / (slang) girl; chick; babe
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)
jade pot for cold water / curling (sport) / curling puck
colander / strainer / sieve / leaky pot
tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *爪* | 爪* | *爪
(coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc
(dialect) pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
tinker / artisan who fixes leaky pots
pot; pan; wok; cauldron / pot-shaped thing / hotpot
lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material / casting pearls before swine
trivet / pot-holder
meal cooked in a large pot / communal meal / (fig.) system that rewards everyone equally regardless of merit
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *焗* | 焗* | *焗
(dialect) to cook in salt or sand, inside a sealed pot / to steam / to bake
large metal plate for making bean curd / metal pot for warming wine
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *壺* | 壺* | *壺
pot / classifier for bottled liquid
HSK 6
water pot or goblet (for Chinese calligraphy)
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
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)
chamber pot

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