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砚水壶儿

yàn shuǐ hú rdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
water container for an ink slab
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-026500e90b051188. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

硯水壺兒 砚水壶儿 [yan4 shui3 hu2 r5] /water container for an ink slab/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 硯水壺兒

  • 砚
    yàn

    ink-stone

  • 水
    shuǐ

    water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[huì shuǐ] and 水性[shuǐ xìng]) / (coll.) lacking in substance / shoddy / (bound form) additional cost / extra income / classifier for washings of a garment

    Shuǐ

    surname Shui / Shui ethnic group

  • 壶
    hú

    pot / classifier for bottled liquid

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.