甌

甌 — gu

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading: 사발 구
Romanization: gu
English: bowl, cup; small tray
Mandarin: ōu
Japanese on'yomi: オウ, ウ, オ
Japanese kun'yomi: ほとぎはちかめ
Japanese usage: Not on either list
Strokes: 15
Radical: 瓦 (98, 11 residual)
Phonetic component: 區(구)
Unicode: U+750C

Parts that make up 甌

區 구분할/지경 구, 경계 우sound 칸을 나눠 담은 상자나눈 구역. ‘구·우’ 계열의 소리
瓦 기와 와 맞물린 기와 두 장기와와 흙으로 구운 그릇

How 甌 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 甌 as a ideographic compound involving 區, 瓦.

Japanese words with 甌

甌穴おうけつ giant's kettle; giant's cauldron; pothole
西甌せいおう Xi Ou (a branch of the Baiyue that inhabited present-day Guangxi)
金甌無欠きんおうむけつ flawless; perfect; (a nation) having never been invaded by outside forces

Characters sharing the phonetic 區

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “구” in Korean.

傴嘔嫗嶇摳樞歐毆漚謳軀饇驅鷗

Other hanja with radical 瓦

瓦瓩瓮瓲瓶瓷甁甃甄甍甎甑甓甕

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