罐

• 병음: guàn
• 한자 분석: 罐 = 缶 (earthenware jar — container meaning) + 雚 (phonetic)

뜻

항아리; 통; 캔(넓은 입의 용기)

Appears in many common compound words: 罐头 (canned food/tin can), 茶罐 (tea canister), 水罐 (water jug). In colloquial speech, 罐 is used for drink cans, paint cans, and storage jars. Also appears in the medical term 拔罐 (cupping therapy).

예문

1. 厨房架子上摆放着各式各样装有香料和干货的陶瓷罐。
2. 他拉开拉环，拔开一罐冰镇啤酒，在沙发上坐下。
3. 那位老中医取出几个玻璃罐，开始为病人进行拔罐治疗。

사용 가이드

맥락: daily life, cooking, medicine

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 她把剩余的咖啡豆密封在一个深色的陶罐里，防止受潮变质。(She sealed the remaining coffee beans in a dark ceramic jar to prevent moisture and deterioration.)
• 这种传统工艺生产的陶罐既美观又实用，深受收藏家喜爱。(Ceramic jars produced using this traditional craft are both beautiful and practical, highly valued by collectors.)

피해야 할 표현

• 把水放进罐 — use 罐子 or 水罐 for a specific jar/jug in casual speech; bare 罐 alone without a modifier sounds incomplete in everyday contexts and is more natural in compounds

기원과 역사

Originally a ceramic vessel. The character 罐 = 缶 (earthenware jar radical) + 雚 (phonetic component). 缶 is an ancient pottery vessel, establishing the container meaning.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal