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Chinese symbol for “casserole”

砂锅
shā guō
Traditional: 砂鍋
casserole; earthenware pot

The closest CC-CEDICT match for casserole is 砂锅 (shā guō), defined as: casserole; earthenware pot.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

砂 shā
sand, pebbles, gravel; gritty
radical 112 ⽯ · 9 strokes
锅 guō
cooking-pot, saucepan
radical 167 ⾦ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “casserole”

WordPinyinMeaning
焖 (燜)mènto cook in a covered vessel; to casserole

Related words

Other words that share a character with 砂锅.

WordPinyinMeaning
砂石shā shísandstone; sand and stone
砂岩shā yánsandstone
朱砂zhū shācinnabar; mercuric sulfide HgS
砂糖shā tánggranulated sugar
锅炉 (鍋爐)guō lúboiler
火锅 (火鍋)huǒ guōhotpot; (basketball) a blocked shot; a block
铁锅 (鐵鍋)tiě guōiron cooking pot
大锅 (大鍋)dà guōa big wok; cauldron

See also: Japanese symbol for “casserole”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.