Radical: 皿 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

盂 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 盂

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 盂.

水盂
shuǐ yú
water pot or goblet (for Chinese calligraphy)
瓶盂
píng yú
jar
痰盂
tán yú
spittoon
盂县
yú xiàn
Yu county in Yangquan, Shanxi
肾盂
shèn yú
renal pelvis (medicine)
钵盂
bō yú
alms bowl
痰盂儿
tán yú r
erhua variant of 痰盂[tan2 yu2]
痰盂式
tán yú shì
spittoon-shaped
盂兰盆
yú lán pén
肾盂炎
shèn yú yán
pyelitis (medicine)
盂兰盆会
yú lán pén huì
Feast of All Souls (fifteenth day of seventh lunar month) (Buddhism)
盂方水方
yú fāng shuǐ fāng
If the basin is square, the water in it will also be square. (idiom)

Related characters (radical 皿)

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