瓶 píng bottle; vase
Made up of [瓦 wǎ tile; pottery radical 98]Made with 10 strokes.
First part is phonetic 'bing' second part is 'pottery' suggesting original earthenware bottles
Related characters
Also uses 瓦 wǎ component: 瓷 cí (porcelain)
Sounds same
平 píng (flat) 苹 píng (apple)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng To avoid giving the game away; to not breathe a wordPhrases
我 要 一 瓶 青 岛 啤 酒 wǒ yào yī píng qīng dǎo pí jiǔ I want a bottle of Qingdao beer你 要 多 少 瓶 葡 萄 酒 nǐ yào duō shǎo píng pú táo jiǔ You want how many bottles of wine?