懂中文 Dong Chinese

甑

zèng

boiler for steaming rice

Phonosemantic compound. 瓦 represents the meaning and 曾 represents the sound. Originally written as 曾.

Components
曾 sound component

曾  Sound component

céng, zēng

  

already

瓦 meaning component

瓦  Meaning component

wǎ

  

earthenware

Evolution

甑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
甑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
甑 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
甑 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
甑 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

甑  

zèng

boiler for steaming rice, pot; cauldron; rice pot