pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
锅 
鍋 
guo1 
 
 
pot; pan; boiler 
 
 
strokes 
16 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
9 
 
背黑锅 
背黑鍋 
bei1 hei1 guo1 
 
 
to be made a scapegoat; to be unjustly blamed 
 
不沾锅 
不沾鍋 
bu4 zhan1 guo1 
 
 
non-stick pan (Tw) 
 
不粘锅 
不粘鍋 
bu4 zhan1 guo1 
 
 
non-stick pan 
 
炒锅 
炒鍋 
chao3 guo1 
 
 
wok; frying pan 
 
吃着碗里,看着锅里 
吃著碗裡,看著鍋裡 
chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 - kan4 zhe5 guo1 li3 
 
 
lit. eyeing what's in the pot as one eats from one's bowl (idiom); not content with what one already has; (of men, typically) to have the wandering eye 
 
吃着碗里,瞧着锅里 
吃著碗裡,瞧著鍋裡 
chi1 zhe5 wan3 li3 - qiao2 zhe5 guo1 li3 
 
 
see 吃著碗裡,看著鍋裡|吃着碗里,看着锅里 
 
打破砂锅问到底 
打破砂鍋問到底 
da3 po4 sha1 guo1 wen4 dao4 di3 
 
 
to go to the bottom of things (idiom) 
 
大锅 
大鍋 
da4 guo1 
 
 
a big wok; cauldron 
 
大锅饭 
大鍋飯 
da4 guo1 fan4 
 
 
lit. big rice pan; communal feeding; fig. egalitarianism (equal treatment for everyone in same institution) 
 
电饭锅 
電飯鍋 
dian4 fan4 guo1 
 
 
electric rice cooker 
 
电锅 
電鍋 
dian4 guo1 
 
 
electric rice cooker (Tw) 
 
炖锅 
燉鍋 
dun4 guo1 
 
 
stew pot; stew pan; saucepan 
 
二锅头 
二鍋頭 
er4 guo1 tou2 
 
 
erguotou (sorghum liquor) 
 
反应锅 
反應鍋 
fan3 ying4 guo1 
 
 
reaction pot (chemical engineering); cauldron (at Hogwarts 霍格沃茨) 
 
分锅 
分鍋 
fen1 guo1 
 
 
(dialect) to set up separate households; (sports etc) to analyze the reasons for a defeat 
 
盖火锅 
蓋火鍋 
gai4 huo3 guo1 
 
 
to block a shot (basketball) 
 
高压锅 
高壓鍋 
gao1 ya1 guo1 
 
 
pressure cooker 
 
锢漏锅 
錮漏鍋 
gu4 lou4 guo1 
 
 
tinker; artisan who fixes leaky pots 
 
锅巴 
鍋巴 
guo1 ba1 
 
 
guoba (scorched rice at the bottom of the pan) 
 
锅垫 
鍋墊 
guo1 dian4 
 
 
trivet; pot-holder 
 
锅盖 
鍋蓋 
guo1 gai4 
 
 
saucepan lid; (satellite) dish 
 
锅炉 
鍋爐 
guo1 lu2 
 
 
boiler 
 
锅台 
鍋台 
guo1 tai2 
 
 
top of a kitchen range 
 
锅贴 
鍋貼 
guo1 tie1 
 
 
fried dumpling; potsticker 
 
锅驼机 
鍋駝機 
guo1 tuo2 ji1 
 
 
portable steam engine; locomotive; cooking pot 
 
锅灶 
鍋灶 
guo1 zao4 
 
 
stove; cooking burner 
 
锅子 
鍋子 
guo1 zi5 
 
 
see 鍋|锅; see 涮鍋子|涮锅子; bowl (of a smoking pipe etc) 
 
回锅 
回鍋 
hui2 guo1 
 
 
to cook again; to rewarm food 
 
回锅肉 
回鍋肉 
hui2 guo1 rou4 
 
 
twice-cooked pork 
 
回锅油 
回鍋油 
hui2 guo1 you2 
 
 
to use the same oil repeatedly for deep frying (a possible health hazard) 
 
火锅 
火鍋 
huo3 guo1 
 
 
hotpot 
 
煎锅 
煎鍋 
jian1 guo1 
 
 
frying pan 
 
开锅 
開鍋 
kai1 guo1 
 
 
(of a pot) to boil 
 
快锅 
快鍋 
kuai4 guo1 
 
 
pressure cooker (Tw) 
 
连锅端 
連鍋端 
lian2 guo1 duan1 
 
 
to take even the cooking pots (idiom); to clean out; to wipe out 
 
漏锅 
漏鍋 
lou4 guo1 
 
 
colander; strainer; sieve; leaky pot 
 
罗锅 
羅鍋 
luo2 guo1 
 
 
humpbacked (e.g. a bridge); in the form of an arch; a hunchback 
 
罗锅儿 
羅鍋兒 
luo2 guo1 er5 
 
 
erhua variant of 羅鍋|罗锅 
 
罗锅儿桥 
羅鍋兒橋 
luo2 guo1 er5 qiao2 
 
 
a humpback bridge 
 
滤锅 
濾鍋 
lv4 guo1 
 
 
colander 
 
焖烧锅 
燜燒鍋 
men4 shao1 guo1 
 
 
to casserole; to stew; vacuum flask; cooker 
 
奶酪火锅 
奶酪火鍋 
nai3 lao4 huo3 guo1 
 
 
fondue 
 
平底锅 
平底鍋 
ping2 di3 guo1 
 
 
frying pan 
 
平锅 
平鍋 
ping2 guo1 
 
 
pan 
 
汽锅 
汽鍋 
qi4 guo1 
 
 
steamer (for cooking) 
 
燃煤锅炉 
燃煤鍋爐 
ran2 mei2 guo1 lu2 
 
 
coal burning boiler 
 
热锅上的蚂蚁 
熱鍋上的螞蟻 
re4 guo1 shang5 de5 ma3 yi3 
 
 
(like) a cat on a hot tin roof; anxious; agitated 
 
砂锅 
砂鍋 
sha1 guo1 
 
 
casserole; earthenware pot 
 
沙锅 
沙鍋 
sha1 guo1 
 
 
variant of 砂鍋|砂锅 
 
烧锅 
燒鍋 
shao1 guo1 
 
 
a still (for distilling alcohol) 
 
石头火锅 
石頭火鍋 
shi2 tou5 huo3 guo1 
 
 
claypot (used in cooking) 
 
涮锅子 
涮鍋子 
shuan4 guo1 zi5 
 
 
hot pot; a dish where thinly sliced meat and vegetables are boiled briefly in a broth and then served with dipping sauces 
 
涮火锅 
涮火鍋 
shuan4 huo3 guo1 
 
 
see 涮鍋子|涮锅子 
 
涮涮锅 
涮涮鍋 
shuan4 shuan4 guo1 
 
 
shabu-shabu (loanword); Japanese hot pot 
 
铁锅 
鐵鍋 
tie3 guo1 
 
 
iron cooking pot 
 
压力锅 
壓力鍋 
ya1 li4 guo1 
 
 
pressure cooker 
 
一锅端 
一鍋端 
yi1 guo1 duan1 
 
 
see 連鍋端|连锅端  
 
一锅粥 
一鍋粥 
yi1 guo1 zhou1 
 
 
(lit.) a pot of porridge; (fig.) a complete mess 
 
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅汤 
一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋湯 
yi1 ke1 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 tang1 
 
 
lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of soup (idiom); fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch 
 
一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 
一顆老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 
yi1 ke1 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1 
 
 
see 一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥|一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 
 
一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 
一粒老鼠屎壞了一鍋粥 
yi1 li4 lao3 shu3 shi3 huai4 le5 yi1 guo1 zhou1 
 
 
lit. a piece of rat feces spoiled the whole pot of congee (idiom); fig. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch 
 
一品锅 
一品鍋 
yi1 pin3 guo1 
 
 
chafing dish 
 
油锅 
油鍋 
you2 guo1 
 
 
a deep fryer 
 
鸳鸯锅 
鴛鴦鍋 
yuan1 yang5 guo1 
 
 
"Mandarin Ducks" pot; hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other 
 
砸锅 
砸鍋 
za2 guo1 
 
 
to fail 
 
砸锅卖铁 
砸鍋賣鐵 
za2 guo1 mai4 tie3 
 
 
to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom) 
 
蒸锅 
蒸鍋 
zheng1 guo1 
 
 
steamer 
 
纸火锅 
紙火鍋 
zhi3 huo3 guo1 
 
 
paper hot pot (hot pot using a single-use pot made of Japanese washi paper with a special coating to prevent burning and leaking, used for cooking at the dining table) 
 
煮锅 
煮鍋 
zhu3 guo1 
 
 
cooking pot