() - An ancient ritual utensil, a type of ladle & to support, to assist.

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bǐ | 6 strokes | radical: 木

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An ancient ritual utensil, a type of ladle or spoon used in ceremonies;

to support, to assist.

An ancient ritual utensil, a type of ladleto support, to assist.

Usage highlights

ritual ladleceremonial spoonsupport utensilancient implement
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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This is an ancient ritual ladle (朼).
  • The artifact resembles a ceremonial spoon (朼).
  • It was used to support offerings (朼).

Collocations

  • ritual ladle()
  • ceremonial spoon()
  • support utensil()
  • ancient implement()

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese texts describing ritual objects and ceremonies.
  • Primarily of historical and archaeological interest today.

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