píng
bottle
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我有一瓶水。
wǒ yǒu yī píng shuǐ.
I have a bottle of water.
这瓶酒很贵。
zhè píng jiǔ hěn guì.
This bottle of wine is very expensive.
我把花瓶打碎了。
wǒ bǎ huā píng dǎ suì le.
I broke the vase.
罐 (guàn)
jar
瓶子 (píngzi)
bottle
罐 (guàn)
can
壶 (hú)
pot
The Chinese character 瓶 (píng) for "bottle" is composed of two parts: the radical 皿 (mǐn), which represents a container, and the phonetic component 平 (píng), which indicates the pronunciation. The original form of 瓶 was 皿, which was used to depict a clay pot. Over time, the character evolved to include the phonetic component 平, which helped to distinguish it from other characters with the same radical. The character 瓶 first appeared in the oracle bone script during the Shang dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC) and has been in use ever since. It is a common character in modern Chinese and is used in a variety of contexts, including to refer to bottles, jars, and vases.
