wèn
璺
crack in ceramics; chip
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
crack (in ceramic, glass, or pottery ware); chip; fissure
archaicThis is a specialized sense, often regarded as a variant of 璺 (wèn). It appears in the idiom 打破沙锅问到底, where it puns on the homophone 问 (to ask).
Wǎn碗
shàng上
yǒu有
yī一
dào道
wèn问
。
There is a crack in the bowl.
Zhè这
gè个
shā砂
guō锅
yǒu有
yī一
tiáo条
xì细
wèn问
。
This clay pot has a fine crack.
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Dǎ打
pò破
shā沙
guō锅
wèn问
dào到
dǐ底
。
He investigated thoroughly to the very end.