璢 (liú) - An archaic term for a type of black & also used in historical contexts for certain ornamental

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璢 · liú

An archaic term for a type of black jade or precious stone;

also used in historical contexts for certain ornamental objects.

An archaic term for a type of blackalso used in historical contexts for certain ornamental

Usage highlights

black jadeprecious stoneceremonial objectornamental jadeancient artifact

Synonyms

  • 玉— jade (general term)
  • 黑玉— black jade

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The artifact was made of black jade (璢).
  • Ancient texts mention ceremonial objects carved from this stone (璢器).
  • It was considered a precious material in some historical periods (璢石).

Collocations

  • black jade(璢玉)
  • precious stone(璢石)
  • ceremonial object(璢器)
  • ornamental jade(璢饰)
  • ancient artifact(古璢)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 璢 appears in classical texts and historical records referring to specific types of jade or stone used in ceremonial contexts.
  • The character is now considered archaic and rarely used in modern Chinese.
  • It represents a specialized category of precious materials in traditional Chinese material culture.

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