火锅 huǒguō hotpot
hotpot; (basketball) a blocked shot; a block
How to remember 火锅: 火 fire (Kangxi radical 86) + 锅 cooking pot = hotpot.
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How it is used
- Hotpot - the communal dish where you cook ingredients in a simmering pot: 吃火锅 (chī huǒguō) to have hotpot.
- A cultural staple, especially spicy 麻辣火锅 (málà huǒguō) Sichuan hotpot.
- Slang basketball sense: 盖火锅/大火锅 = a blocked shot (swatting the ball).
- 涮 (shuàn) is the verb for cooking thin slices in the pot; 火锅底料 = the hotpot broth base.