wèng

earthen jar

Components
雍 sound component

  Sound component

yōng

  

harmony

瓦 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

earthenware

pottery

Evolution

甕 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
甕 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

wèng

earthen jar; jar for ashes

() 

Wèng

surname Weng

() 

wèng

pottery container for water, wine etc

Most common words with 甕
Freq.
Word
Meaning

urn

瓮中之鳖

lit. like a turtle in a jar

瓮安

Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qián​nán​zhōu], Guizhou

瓮安县

Wengan county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qián​nán​zhōu], Guizhou

瓮城

enceinte of a city gate