U+9505 "锅" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+9505 "锅" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "pot," "pan," "wok," or "cauldron," referring to a vessel used for cooking, boiling, or heating food or liquids. It is composed of the radical for metal or gold on the left side and a phonetic component on the right, reflecting its original association with metal cookware. In modern Chinese, "锅" is commonly used in everyday vocabulary, such as in the word "火锅" (hot pot), a popular communal dish, or "锅盖" (lid), and it also appears in idiomatic expressions and compound terms across various contexts.