What 缾 means
No. Both name a small vessel for water or wine.
The difference is in the written form: 缾 uses 缶 as its vessel-related component, while 并 gives a sound cue. 瓶 uses 瓦, the tile or pottery component. The spelling changes, not the vessel.
Where does 缾 appear in classical texts?
It appears in several classical Chinese works. These include the Book of Changes (《易》), the Book of Songs (《詩經》), and the Zuo Tradition (《左傳》).
These are a divination text, a poetry collection, and a historical chronicle. 缾 names a small ceramic container used for drawing water or holding wine.
Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why does 缾 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type 缾
缾\7F3ECodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.