瓯 Stroke Order

瓯 ōu 1. 小盆。 (Small basin.) 2. 杯; 盅。 (Cup; small cup.) 例: 瓯子。茶瓯。酒瓯。金瓯（❶ Metal wine vessel; ❷ Metaphor for the integrity of the nation, also refers to land, as in “～～永固”). (Examples: small basin. Tea cup. Wine cup. Golden cup.) 3. 中国浙江省温州市的别称。 (The alternate name for Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China.) 例: 瓯绣。瓯剧。 (Examples: Ou embroidery. Ou opera.) 4. 古水名，即永宁江，今称瓯江。 (Ancient river name, now called Ou River, the second-largest river in Zhejiang Province, originating from Longquan Creek, passing through Wenzhou into the East China Sea.) 引证: 1. 《说文》：瓯，小盆也。 (Shuowen: "Ou, a small basin.") 2. 《荀子·大略》：流丸止于瓯臾。 (Xunzi: "The flowing bullet stops at the basin.") 3. 《南史·朱异传》：我国家犹若金瓯，无一伤缺。 (Nanshi: "Our country is like a golden basin, with no flaws.") 例: 又如: 瓯杓（瓦盆和木瓢）。 (Also: Ou scoop (clay basin and wooden ladle).) 瓯的造字法: 形声。从瓦，区(ōu)声。 (The character creation method: phonetic-ideographic, comprising “tile” and the sound "ou".)