罐 guàn jar
jar; jug; pitcher; pot; can
How to remember 罐: 缶 clay jar + 雚 stork = jar. On the balcony Grandma's clay jar holds her herbs, until a stork knocks it over and she has to buy a new jar.
Component breakdown
罐 = 缶 clay jar + 雚 stork
- 缶 clay jar
- 雚 stork
On the balcony Grandma's clay jar holds her herbs, until a stork knocks it over and she has to buy a new jar.
How it is used
- A jar/can/pot - 罐头 (guàntou) canned food, 易拉罐 (yìlāguàn) a pull-tab can (soda/beer).
- 罐子 (guànzi) = a jar/crock; 茶叶罐 a tea caddy.
- Measure word for canned/jarred goods: 一罐可乐 (yí guàn kělè) a can of cola.
- 罐装 (guànzhuāng) = canned/tinned (packaging).