Measure word for pot
锅 guō pot HSK 5
一口锅 yì kǒu guō
口 kǒu · For family members, mouthfuls and wells
一个锅 yí gè guō
个 gè · For people and most things
Also counted with 口
Type a noun in English, pinyin or Chinese.
What is the measure word for pot in Chinese?
Pot is 锅 (guō), and its measure word is 口 or 个: one pot is 一口锅. The dictionary also gives 个 (一个锅).
What is a measure word?
In Chinese a number can’t go straight before a noun: you say 一本书 (one “volume” of book), not 一书. The word in the middle is the measure word, or classifier. Each noun takes its own, often by its shape: 张 for flat things, 条 for long thin ones, 本 for books.
What if I don’t know the measure word?
个 (gè) works for people and most things, and native speakers use it a lot in speech. The right measure word sounds more natural, and some nouns never take 个.
Why is 一 said yí here?
一 is said yí before a fourth tone (一个 yí ge, 一件 yí jiàn) and yì before the other tones (一本 yì běn, 一张 yì zhāng).
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Measure words from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0), for the official HSK word list. Speakers use others too.