濨 (cí) - An ancient Chinese character referring to a type & also appears in some historical texts and place

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cí ｜ 16 strokes ｜ radical:

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濨 · cí

An ancient Chinese character referring to a type of ancient vessel or container;

also appears in some historical texts and place names.

An ancient Chinese character referring to a typealso appears in some historical texts and place

Usage highlights

ancient vesselhistorical textplace namebronze vesselritual object

Synonyms

  • 器— vessel, container
  • 皿— dish, vessel

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The archaeological site contained ancient vessels (古濨).
  • This character appears in historical documents (古籍中的濨).
  • There is a place named after this character (濨水).

Collocations

  • ancient vessel(古濨)
  • historical text(濨文)
  • place name(濨水)
  • bronze vessel(铜濨)
  • ritual object(礼濨)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese texts and archaeological records as a type of vessel
  • Used in some historical place names in China
  • Considered a rare character in modern usage

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