甕 - Dong Chinese dictionary

This information for this character has not been manually reviewed and may not be accurate.

wèng

earthen jar

Components

雍 Sound component

yōng

harmony

瓦 Meaning component

wǎ

earthenware

pottery

Evolution

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

wèng

earthen jar; jar for ashes

Wèng

surname Weng

wèng

pottery container for water, wine etc

Most common words with 甕

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