棬
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Meaning: bowl
💡 Think of 'quān' as a round wooden bowl—'quān' sounds like 'wann' a bowl!
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Character Story & Explanation
In a bustling Shanghai night market, a vendor hands a customer a steaming bowl of noodles in a 棬 (quān), a traditional wooden bowl. This character, pronounced 'quān', specifically refers to a round wooden vessel used for serving food or drink. While less common today, it appears in classical texts and culinary contexts, evoking rustic simplicity. Its radical is 木 (wood), reflecting its material, and it is not part of HSK levels due to its rarity.
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