gāng坩（瓨）
坩（瓨）
archaic
technical
Meaning of 坩
坩 means earthenware vessel for holding things; ancient jar. Pronounced gāng.
- earthenware vessel for holding things; ancient jar
Character Info
Radical缶
Strokes10
Stroke Order
坩
Definitions & Examples
Kǎo考
gǔ古
fā发
xiàn现
zhōng中
cháng常
yǒu有
gāng瓨
zhè这
yàng样
de的
táo陶
qì器
。
Earthenware vessels such as the gāng are often found in archaeological discoveries.
《
Shuō说
wén文
jiě解
zì字
》
jì记
zǎi载
：
“
Gāng瓨
，
sì似
yīng罂
，
cháng长
jǐng颈
。
”
The 'Shuowen Jiezi' records: 'The gāng resembles a yīng (jar), with a long neck.'
Zhè这
ge个
gāng瓨
shì是
yòng用
lái来
chéng盛
jiǔ酒
huò或
gǔ谷
wù物
de的
。
This gāng was used to hold wine or grain.
Relations
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
只/ zhī