How to say “pot” in Chinese
pot, pan
“Pot” in Chinese is 锅, guō: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
锅 is read guō. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 钅 “metal”. The right part is the same as in 祸 huò.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “锅”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 锅. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 锅里的水开了guōlideshuǐkāileThe water in the pot is boiling.
- 今天晚上我们去吃火锅吧。jīntiānwǎnshangwǒmenqùchīhuǒguōbaLet's go have hot pot tonight.
- 这家的火锅很好吃zhèjiādehuǒguōhěnhǎochīThe hot pot here is really good.
- 用电饭锅煮米饭又快又方便yòngdiànfànguōzhǔmǐfànyòukuàiyòufāngbiànCooking rice in a rice cooker is both quick and easy.
- 你一碗，我一碗，一锅粥很快就喝完了。nǐyìwǎn,wǒyìwǎn,yìguōzhōuhěnkuàijiùhēwánleA bowl for you, a bowl for me — and the pot of porridge was soon empty.
- 你饿不饿？锅里有粥。nǐèbuè,guōliyǒuzhōuAre you hungry? There's porridge in the pot.
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More words from the lesson “Stir-fry, boil, stew”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pot” in Chinese?
“Pot” in Chinese is 锅, pinyin guō.
What does 锅 mean?
锅 (guō) means “pot, pan”.
How do you write 锅?
锅 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 锅?
锅 is read guō. Tones: guō — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“pot” in the lesson “Stir-fry, boil, stew”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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