TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
罐
罐 ＝ 缶 ＋ 雚
ㄍㄨㄢˋ · guàn
noun — jar, can, pot
字源 FORM — what the parts do
缶義a clay pot — the fired-earthenware radical
雚聲guàn — gives the sounda wide-eyed heron, two round eyes over the bird
A clay pot (缶) for the meaning; 雚 guàn — the staring heron — gives the sound clean. From the fired jar, everything you store in: 水罐、鐵罐、罐頭. The same 雚 builds 觀、灌、鸛.
意 · Meanings
(本義)瓦罐、水罐— an earthen jar常用
→鐵罐、罐頭— a metal can; canned goods
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
雚guànthe phonetic alone — the heron without its pot灌＝ 氵 ＋ guànthe series — to pour water in