hú
kettle; pot; flask
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我有一个紫砂壶。
wǒ yǒu yī gè zǐ shā hú.
I have a purple clay teapot.
他正在用壶泡茶。
tā zhèng zài yòng hú pào chá.
He is using a teapot to make tea.
这个壶很漂亮。
zhè ge hú hěn piào liang.
This teapot is very beautiful.
茶壶 (cháhú)
teapot
水壶 (shuǐhú)
kettle
杯 (bēi)
cup
瓶 (píng)
bottle
The Chinese character 壶 (hú) for "pot" is a pictophonetic character, combining a phonetic component 乎 (hū) and a semantic component 缶 (fǒu). The phonetic component 乎 provides the pronunciation clue, while the semantic component 缶 indicates the meaning of "container". The original form of 壶 depicted a round-bellied vessel with a spout, resembling a teapot. Over time, the character evolved into its current simplified form, still retaining its core meaning of "pot".
