缸

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HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. jar
2. vat
3. classifier for loads of laundry

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 瓮 wèng 瓮 wèng pottery container for water, wine etc literary or archaic term for earthen jar: pottery container for water, wine etc

Related words

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• 桶 tǒng 桶 tǒng bucket bucket or barrel, different shape from 缸: bucket
• 锅 guō 锅 guō pot; pan; wok; cauldron pot for cooking; not a container like 缸: pot; pan; wok; cauldron

Synonyms

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• 罐 guàn 罐 guàn can container, but 罐 is typically smaller, often for food or liquids: can

Usage notes

Collocations

Often paired with 水 (water), as in 水缸 (water vat).

Common mistakes

As a classifier for laundry loads, 缸 refers to a washing machine drum, not a physical vat.

Example Sentences

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这个 缸 能装很多水。

This vat can hold a lot of water.

房間裏有沒有浴 缸 ？

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 415733)

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Words Containing 缸

• 大染缸 大染缸 dà rǎn gāng: big dyeing vat
• 气缸 气缸 qì gāng: cylinder (engine)
• 水缸 水缸 shuǐ gāng: water jar
• 汽缸 汽缸 qì gāng: cylinder (of steam engine or internal combustion engine)
• 浴缸 浴缸 yù gāng: bathtub
• 烟灰缸 烟灰缸 yān huī gāng: ashtray
• 烟缸 烟缸 yān gāng: ashtray
• 茶缸 茶缸 chá gāng: mug
• 茶缸子 茶缸子 chá gāng zi: mug
• 酒缸 酒缸 jiǔ gāng: wine jar
• 顶缸 顶缸 dǐng gāng: to take the blame
• 养鱼缸 养鱼缸 yǎng yú gāng: aquarium
• 鱼缸 鱼缸 yú gāng: fish tank