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Characters, words, pinyin or English

盏 zhǎn small cup or container

small cup or container; measure word for lamps

How to remember 盏: 戋 tiny + 皿 dish = small cup or container. Holding up a tiny porcelain thing on a matching dish, the girl at the flea market asks "Is this a small cup or container?"

  • HSK 8
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 皿

Component breakdown

盏 = 戋 tiny + 皿 dish

  • 戋 tiny
  • 皿 dish
The Gushi story

Holding up a tiny porcelain thing on a matching dish, the girl at the flea market asks "Is this a small cup or container?"

How it is used

  • A small cup/lamp, and a measure word for lamps - 一盏灯 (yì zhǎn dēng) a lamp/light, 一盏茶 (yì zhǎn chá) a cup of tea.
  • 茶盏 (cházhǎn) a tea cup, 灯盏 (dēngzhǎn) an oil lamp. Somewhat literary/old-fashioned measure word, chiefly for lights.