瓮 - Dong Chinese dictionary

wèng

earthen jar

Phonosemantic compound. 瓦 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound. Originally written as 公.

Components

瓦 Meaning component

wǎ

earthenware

公 Sound component

gōng

public

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

wèng

earthen jar; jar for ashes; variant of 甕|瓮[wèng]; urn

Wèng

surname Weng

wèng

pottery container for water, wine etc

Most common words with 瓮

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	瓮	urn
	瓮中之鳖	lit. like a turtle in a jar
	瓮安	Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qiánnánzhōu], Guizhou
	瓮安县	Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qiánnánzhōu], Guizhou
	瓮城	enceinte of a city gate