卮 (zhī) - An ancient type of wine vessel or goblet, & historically used as a measuring vessel for wine.

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zhī ｜ 5 strokes ｜ radical: 㔾

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卮 · zhī

An ancient type of wine vessel or goblet, often with a lid;

historically used as a measuring vessel for wine.

An ancient type of wine vessel or goblet,historically used as a measuring vessel for wine.

Usage highlights

Wine vesselJade gobletBronze wine vesselFull gobletGoblet lidPour wine into a goblet

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • An ancient wine vessel (卮).
  • Lid of a wine vessel (卮盖).
  • A full goblet of wine (满卮).

Collocations

  • Wine vessel(酒卮)
  • Jade goblet(玉卮)
  • Bronze wine vessel(铜卮)
  • Full goblet(满卮)
  • Goblet lid(卮盖)
  • Pour wine into a goblet(进卮)

Idioms

  • Words flow like an overturned goblet(卮言日出)
  • The goblet is not full(卮不满)
  • Leaking goblet(漏卮)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used in ancient Chinese rituals and banquets as a wine vessel, often made of bronze, jade, or lacquerware.
  • Appears in classical texts like Zhuangzi in the term '卮言' (goblet words), meaning spontaneous, adaptive speech.

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