壶

• 拼音: hú
• 汉字拆解: 壶 = simplified from 壺, originally depicting a pot or vessel with a rounded body

含义

Pot; kettle; flask. A container with a spout for liquids, especially tea or wine.

Used for teapots (茶壶), wine vessels (酒壶), kettles (水壶), and as a measure word for pots of tea or wine. Common collocations: 一壶茶 (a pot of tea), 热水壶 (kettle), 紫砂壶 (Yixing clay teapot). Tea culture makes this word common in daily life.

例句

1. 爷爷每天早上都要泡一壶好茶，坐在院子里慢慢品。
2. 这把紫砂壶是我从宜兴带回来的，据说养得越久越值钱。
3. 她提着水壶给花浇水，动作轻柔又仔细。

用法指南

语境: tea culture, cooking, everyday

语气: casual

正确说法

• 再来一壶茶。(Another pot of tea, please.)
• 这壶水开了。(This kettle of water has boiled.)

错误说法

• 把杯子叫壶 (Don't call a cup 壶 — 壶 specifically refers to pots or kettles with spouts)

起源与历史

Pictograph depicting a vessel with a lid and handles. The traditional form 壺 shows the pot's shape more clearly.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal