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Character Decomposition
器=口+口+犬+口+口
Etymology
Four cooking vessels 口 guarded by a dog 犬
Meanings
device
tool
utensil
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Words with 器 788 total
Idioms with 器 35 total
to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment藏器待时cáng qì dài shílit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly · in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state · Rome wasn't built in a day大器晚成dà qì wǎn chéngperson narrow-minded and shortsighted斗筲之器dǒu shāo zhī qìTo do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job工欲善其事，必先利其器gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì