缸

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jar; vat; classifier for loads of laundry; CL:口[kou3]

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

缶 meaning “pottery” + 工 sound ( gōng )

Components 缶工

vat · Heisig RSH #2879

tin can + I-beam

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
养鱼缸	yǎng yú gāng	aquarium; fish tank
茶缸子	chá gāng zi	mug; tea mug
烟灰缸	yān huī gāng	ashtray
大染缸	dà rǎn gāng	big dyeing vat; (fig.) corrupting environment
水缸	shuǐ gāng	water jar
气缸	qì gāng	cylinder (engine)
鱼缸	yú gāng	fish tank; fishbowl; aquarium
酒缸	jiǔ gāng	wine jar; (dialect) drinking house
按摩浴缸	àn mó yù gāng	jacuzzi; whirlpool tub
烟缸	yān gāng	ashtray
顶缸	dǐng gāng	to take the blame; to be a scapegoat; to carry the can
茶缸	chá gāng	mug
汽缸	qì gāng	cylinder (of steam engine or internal combustion engine)
浴缸	yù gāng	bathtub

Characters sharing the sound component 工 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
工 sound part	gōng	labor, work; laborer, worker
红	hóng	red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
空	kōng	hollow, empty, deserted, bare
江	jiāng	large river; the Yangtze; surname
经	jīng	the classics; to experience, to undergo
轻	qīng	light, gentle; simple, easy
径	jìng	path, diameter; straight, direct
攻	gōng	to accuse; to assault; to criticize
项	xiàng	neck, nape; item; a term in an equation
氢	qīng	ammonia
贡	gòng	to offer, to contribute; tribute, gifts
虹	hóng	rainbow
肛	gāng	anus
巩	gǒng	to bind, to guard, to strengthen; firm, secure, strong
汞	gǒng	mercury (element)
邛	qióng	mound; in distress
豇	jiāng	kidney bean; black-eyed pea
仝	tóng	together, same; surname
巠	jīng	underground river; flowing water