Dong Chinese dictionary

píng

bottle

Phonosemantic compound. 瓦 represents the meaning and 并 represents the sound. Simplified form of 缾.

Components

瓦 Meaning component

wǎ

earthenware

并 Sound component

bìng

combine

Evolution

Bronze script

Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

píng

jug, pitcher, vase, jar, bottle; bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[gè]; classifier for wine and liquids

píng

variant of 瓶[píng]

Most common words with 瓶

Sources