煁 (chén) - Ancient cooking vessel — a type of portable

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chén ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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煁 · chén

Ancient cooking vessel — a type of portable earthenware stove or brazier used in ancient China for heating or cooking.

Ancient cooking vessel — a type of portable

Usage highlights

Ancient stoveBronze brazierPortable heaterEarthenware vesselRitual vessel

Synonyms

  • 炉— stove, furnace
  • 灶— cooking stove
  • 鼎— ancient cooking vessel with legs

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The archaeological site contained a bronze 煁 (煁).
  • Ancient texts describe the use of a 煁 for warming food (煁).
  • This type of portable stove was called a 煁 (煁).

Collocations

  • Ancient stove(古煁)
  • Bronze brazier(铜煁)
  • Portable heater(便携煁)
  • Earthenware vessel(陶煁)
  • Ritual vessel(礼器煁)

Idioms

  • No common idioms featuring this character are widely used in modern language.

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Primarily appears in classical Chinese texts and archaeological contexts.
  • Represents early Chinese heating and cooking technology.
  • Considered an archaic character rarely used in contemporary language.

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