缶, a pictographic character of an earthen pot with a lid, serves as a semantic component to form characters.
The characters formed by the semantic component 缶 express things related to earthenware, container, vessel, etc, e.g. 缷 xiè, 缸 gāng, 缻 fǒu, 缺 quē, 缹 fǒu, 缼 quē, 钵 bō, 缿 xiàng, 罂 yīng, 罁 gāng, 罄 qìng, 罅 xià, 罆 guàn, 罇 zūn, 罉 chēng, 罋 wèng, 罊 qì, 罐 guàn, etc.
Characters formed by the semantic component 缶
| 笔划 | 汉字 | 拼音 | 笔划 | 汉字 | 拼音 |
| 6 | 缶 | fǒu | 8 | 缷 | xiè |
| 9 | 缸 | gāng | 10 | 缻 | fǒu |
| 10 | 缺 | quē | 10 | 缹 | fǒu |
| 10 | 缼 | quē | 11 | 缽 | bō |
| 12 | 缿 | xiàng | 12 | 缾 | píng |
| 12 | 罀 | zhɑo te yo | 14 | 罂 | yīng |
| 14 | 罁 | gāng | 16 | 罃 | yīng |
| 17 | 罄 | qìng | 17 | 罅 | xià |
| 17 | 罆 | guàn | 18 | 罈 | tán |
| 18 | 罇 | zūn | 18 | 罉 | chēng |
| 19 | 罋 | wèng | 19 | 罊 | qì |
| 20 | 罌 | yīng | 21 | 罍 | léi |
| 22 | 罏 | lú | 22 | 罎 | tán |
| 23 | 罐 | guàn |