锅 guō pot; pan

Made up of [钅 jīn metal radical 167]
Alternative traditional form of character: 鍋
Made with 12 strokes.

This represents an iron bowl (wok) so has the metal radical. The right part 'guo' is a family name. In Cantonese this is pronounced 'wok'.

Related characters


Also uses 钅 jīn component: 铺 pù (store) 钱 qián (money) ; 铁 tiě (arms) ; 锡 xī (to bestow) ; 银 yín (silver) ; 钟 zhōng (clock) ; 钻 zuān (to drill)

Different tone

国 guó (country) ; 果 guǒ (fruit) ; 过 guò (past)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

热锅上的蚂蚁 rè guō shàng de mǎ yǐ In a state of feverish activity and excitement