瓶
píng · HSK 2
bottle
🍾 Sounds like 'ping' — the clink of a glass bottle
瓶 (píng) means bottle, flask, or vase. The right side 并 gives the sound 'píng', while the left 瓦 (tile/pottery) hints at the material — bottles were originally clay vessels.
瓶 — 併 (bing, phonetic) + 瓦 (tile/pottery)
瓶 is a phono-semantic compound. The right side 瓦 means tile or earthenware, signaling that the object is made of clay or pottery. The left side 并/併 supplies the sound 'ping'. Originally it referred to a pottery jar or jug, later generalized to any bottle or vase.