Spot 缶
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
缶 component
fǒu · earthen crock or jar; pottery
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 缶
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue缶Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 缶 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
缺=
+夬
罐=
+雚
缸=
+工
窑=
穴
匋=
勹
珤=
王
䍃=
爫
缽=
+本
罂=
贝
罄=
殸
罅=
+虖
罈=
+覃
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 缶 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
缺quē
deficiency
HSK 3.0 · L4缺点quēdiǎnweak point
HSK 3.0 · L4缺少quēshǎolack
HSK 3.0 · L4缺乏quēfáto lack
HSK 3.0 · L5短缺duǎnquēshortage
HSK 3.0 · L6罐guàncan
HSK 3.0 · L6缺陷quēxiàndefect
HSK 3.0 · L6不可或缺bùkě-huòquēnecessary
HSK 3.0 · L7-9残缺cánquēbadly damaged
HSK 3.0 · L7-9缸gāngjar
HSK 3.0 · L7-9罐头guàntoutin
HSK 3.0 · L7-9紧缺jǐnquēin short supply
HSK 3.0 · L7-9