dish

Origin & mnemonic

This radical originates from an oracle-bone pictograph depicting a dish or bowl viewed from above, with strokes representing the depth and rim of the vessel.

Mnemonic: The shape resembles a dish or bowl seen from above, with its round opening and raised sides.

• 皿mǐn🔊

  (bound form) dish; vessel; shallow container

  5 strokes

• 盂yú🔊

  basin

  8 strokes

• 盆pén🔊

  basin

  HSK 5

  9 strokes

• 盅zhōng🔊

  handleless cup

  9 strokes

• 盈yíng🔊

  full

  9 strokes

• 盐yán🔊

  salt

  HSK 4

  10 strokes

• 盉hé🔊

  vessel similar to a kettle, but with three or four legs, used in ancient times for warming wine

  10 strokes

• 监jiān🔊

  to supervise

  10 strokes

• 盋bō🔊

  obscure variant of 缽|钵[bo1]

  10 strokes

• 益yì🔊

  benefit

  10 strokes

• 盍hé🔊

  variant of 盍[he2]

  10 strokes

• 盎àng🔊

  (literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth

  10 strokes

• 盏zhǎn🔊

  a small cup

  HSK 7

  10 strokes

• 盖gài🔊

  lid

  HSK 4

  11 strokes

• 盒hé🔊

  small box

  HSK 5

  11 strokes

• 盘pán🔊

  tray; plate; dish

  HSK 4

  11 strokes

• 盛shèng🔊

  flourishing

  HSK 7

  11 strokes

• 盗dào🔊

  to steal

  HSK 7

  11 strokes

• 盔kuī🔊

  helmet

  11 strokes

• 盚Qiú🔊

  surname Qiu

  12 strokes

• 盟méng🔊

  oath

  13 strokes

• 盝lù🔊

  box case

  13 strokes

• 尽jǐn🔊

  to the greatest extent

  HSK 6

  14 strokes

• 卢lú🔊

  (old) rice vessel

  16 strokes

• 盥guàn🔊

  to wash (especially hands)

  16 strokes

• 盦ān🔊

  container

  16 strokes

• 荡dàng🔊

  variant of 蕩|荡[dang4]

  17 strokes

• 盩zhōu🔊

  name of a district in Shaanxi

  17 strokes

• 盬gǔ🔊

  covered pot

  18 strokes

• 盭lì🔊

  unreasonable

  20 strokes