卣 (yǒu) - An ancient Chinese bronze wine vessel used for & a type of ritual bronze.

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yǒu ｜ 7 strokes ｜ radical: 卜

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卣 · yǒu

An ancient Chinese bronze wine vessel used for storing and pouring aromatic wine in rituals;

a type of ritual bronze.

An ancient Chinese bronze wine vessel used fora type of ritual bronze.

Usage highlights

Bronze wine vesselAncient ritual vesselWine containerZun and You vesselsWestern Zhou You

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Archaeologists unearthed a bronze wine vessel (青铜卣).
  • The museum displays a Western Zhou ritual vessel (西周卣).
  • This ancient container was used for sacrificial wine (祭祀用酒的卣).

Collocations

  • Bronze wine vessel(青铜卣)
  • Ancient ritual vessel(古代礼器卣)
  • Wine container(酒器卣)
  • Zun and You vessels(尊卣)
  • Western Zhou You(西周卣)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • A significant type of Chinese ritual bronze from the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
  • Used in ancestral worship ceremonies to hold aromatic wine (鬯酒).
  • Often found in sets with other ritual vessels like the Zun (尊).

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