鸳鸯锅
yuān yang guō · "mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other)
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 鸳鸯锅
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
hotpot; (basketball) a blocked shot; a block
电饭锅diànfànguōelectric rice cooker
鸳绮yuān qǐmagnificent fabrics
鸳鸯yuān yāng(bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata); (fig.) affectionate couple; happily married couple
野鸳鸯yě yuān yāngwild mandarin duck; (derog.) illicit lovers; unorthodox couple
鸳鸯浴yuān yāng yùtaking a bath together as a couple