receptacle

Origin unclear.

Components
㗊 unknown component

  Unknown component

  

clamour, noise

犬 unknown component

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quǎn

  

dog

Evolution

器 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
器 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
器 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
器 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

receptacle, vessel; instrument; device; tool; utensil; CL:|[tái]

Most common words with 器
Freq.
Word
Meaning

武器

weapon

device

机器

machine

机器人

robot

器官

apparatus