梪 (dòu) - Ancient sacrificial vessel & an ancient term for a bean or bean-shaped

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dòu ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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梪 · dòu

Ancient sacrificial vessel;

an ancient term for a bean or bean-shaped container;

also an archaic form of 豆 (bean/vessel).

Ancient sacrificial vesselan ancient term for a bean or bean-shapedalso an archaic form of 豆 (bean/vessel).

Usage highlights

Sacrificial vesselBronze vesselAncient ritual vesselBean containerClassical character

Synonyms

  • 豆— bean; vessel (modern equivalent)
  • 簋— ritual food vessel
  • 鼎— ritual tripod cauldron

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient ritual used a bronze sacrificial vessel (梪).
  • In some texts, 梪 refers to beans (豆).
  • Archaeologists found a Zhou-dynasty 梪 vessel.
  • The character 梪 appears in classical Chinese texts.

Collocations

  • Sacrificial vessel(祭梪)
  • Bronze vessel(铜梪)
  • Ancient ritual vessel(礼梪)
  • Bean container(豆梪)
  • Classical character(古梪)

Idioms

  • Ritual vessels and sacrificial offerings(礼器祭梪)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 梪 was an important ritual bronze vessel used in ancient Chinese sacrifices during the Zhou dynasty.
  • The character represents the intersection of agriculture (beans) and ritual culture (vessels) in ancient China.
  • It serves as an example of how Chinese characters evolved and sometimes merged in meaning and form.

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