crockery

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
瓦 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

earthenware

次 sound component

  Sound component

  

second, next

Evolution

瓷 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
瓷 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

crockery, porcelain, chinaware; chinaware; porcelain; china

Most common words with 瓷
Freq.
Word
Meaning

陶瓷

ceramics

瓷器

chinaware

瓷砖

ceramic tile

chinaware

搪瓷

enamel