TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
壺
ㄏㄨˊ · hú
noun — a pot, kettle, jug (with a lid)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
壺形a round-bellied vessel with a lid on top — drawn whole
The whole graph is one picture: a lid across the top, a swelling belly below, a foot to stand it. A round pot to hold liquid — 茶壺、水壺、酒壺. The middle stroke is the cover; the rest is the body that holds.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
蓋一掀，圓圓的肚子裝滿了水，往杯裡一倒。
Lift the lid: the round belly is full of water, and it pours out into the cup.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)茶壺、水壺— a pot, kettle常用
→酒壺、油壺— a jug, flask — any lidded holder
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
壼kǔnthe lookalike — 壼 has an extra cross inside (palace passage), keeps the clean belly