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.

• 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

• 盏zhǎn🔊

  a small cup

  HSK 7

  13 strokes

• 尽jǐn🔊

  to the greatest extent

  HSK 6

  14 strokes

• 监jiān🔊

  to supervise

  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