碗

bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,830 U+7897

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

石 (semantic, “stone”) + 宛 (phonetic, wǎn)

components: 石宛

bowl · Heisig RSH #2454

石 stone + mailbox

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 宛

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 宛 (wǎn) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
宛 sound component	wǎn	to seem; as if; crooked
腕	wàn	wrist
婉	wǎn	amiable, graceful, tactful; restrained
豌	wān	peas
菀	yù	luxuriant foliage
惋	wǎn	to regret, to be sorry
箢	yuān	used in 箢箕[yuan1 ji1] and 箢篼[yuan1 dou1]; Taiwan pr. [wan3]
畹	wǎn	a field of 20-30 mu
剜	wān	to cut; to cut out, to pick out, to scoop out
琬	wǎn	fine jade; nobility

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
吃着碗里，看着锅里	chī zhe wǎn lǐ , kàn zhe guō lǐ	lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom); not content with what o…
一碗水端平	yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng	lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom); fig. to be impartial
端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘	duān qǐ wǎn chī ròu , fàng xià kuài zi mà niáng	lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (i…
金饭碗	jīn fàn wǎn	secure and lucrative job
洗碗机	xǐ wǎn jī	dishwasher
吃着碗里，瞧着锅里	chī zhe wǎn lǐ , qiáo zhe guō lǐ	see 吃著碗裡，看著鍋裡\|吃着碗里，看着锅里[chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 , kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3]
洗碗精	xǐ wǎn jīng	dishwashing liquid
铁饭碗	tiě fàn wǎn	secure employment (lit. iron rice bowl)
超级碗	Chāo jí Wǎn	Super Bowl (American football championship game)
海碗	hǎi wǎn	very large bowl
碗公	wǎn gōng	(Tw) very large bowl
盘碗	pán wǎn	dishes; crockery; plates and cups
洗碗池	xǐ wǎn chí	kitchen sink
擦碗布	cā wǎn bù	dish cloth; tea towel
饭碗	fàn wǎn	rice bowl; fig. livelihood; job; way of making a living
洗碗	xǐ wǎn	to wash the dishes
崩大碗	bēng dà wǎn	gotu kola (Centella asiatica), herbaceous plant
茶碗	chá wǎn	teacup
破碗破摔	pò wǎn pò shuāi	lit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily
盖碗	gài wǎn	lidded teacup