皿

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/皿

Glyph origin
A pictograph of an empty container, such as a chalice. The handles are conjoined in the modern form.

Definitions

 * 1) dish; vessel

Usage notes

 * As a component of other characters, 皿 can be referred to as, or.

Etymology
From, from.

Attested in the ' of 720 with the phonetic ' spelling.

Noun

 * 1) dish, plate