锅 Strokes Write it Listen 锅 guō pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing HSK 5 12 strokes Radical 钅 Sound + meaning 4 words Built from钅meaningjīngold, metal; money呙soundguōto chat, to gossip, to jaw, to talk; mouth How it works钅 hints at the meaning (metal), and 呙 guō hints at the sound.