缶

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/缶

Glyph origin
– a pot with a lid.

Definitions

 * 1) earthen pot or jar for storing an alcoholic drink
 * 2) musical instrument for ritual music

Kanji

 * 1) pot; can
 * 2) tin can
 * 3) container
 * 4) jar radical (no. 121)

Compounds

 * : canned food; confinement for a particular purpose
 * : the canning industry
 * : a canner, someone who cans as a business
 * : a cannery, a canning plant
 * : canned food
 * : scale, lime and other deposits left behind in a boiler, kettle, or similar device
 * , : a can opener
 * : the boiler of a steam engine
 * , : minding a boiler fire for a steam engine; a steam engine fireman, tender, or stoker
 * : the Chinese character radical consisting of the character

Etymology 1
Likely from, with additional influence from 🇨🇬. The kanji is an example of. Alternatively, from. The usage of is likely due to a  simplification from earlier , where the phonetic component  was entirely eliminated.

Noun

 * 1) a can, a tin

Counter

 * 1) counter for canned goods

Hanja
장군 부 [janggun bu]


 * 1) an earthern vessel that bulges in the middle and has a narrow mouth
 * 2) refers to one of many types of the double-headed drums with a narrow waist in the middle
 * 洋甁, a glazed pot bulging in the middle with a narrow mouth
 * 1) volume, capacity (=4斛)
 * 2) rad. 121