瓹 (juān) - A type of ancient pottery vessel or container & a jar or urn used for storage in

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juān ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

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瓹 · juān

A type of ancient pottery vessel or container;

a jar or urn used for storage in ancient times.

A type of ancient pottery vessel or containera jar or urn used for storage in

Usage highlights

ancient pottery vesselceramic jarstorage containerarchaeological findHan dynasty artifact

Synonyms

  • 罐— jar, pot, container
  • 瓮— urn, earthen jar
  • 壶— pot, kettle, vessel

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Archaeologists discovered an ancient pottery jar (瓹) at the site.
  • The museum displayed various ancient containers (瓹) from the Han dynasty.
  • This character represents a type of storage vessel (瓹) used in antiquity.

Collocations

  • ancient pottery vessel(古瓹)
  • ceramic jar(陶瓹)
  • storage container(储瓹)
  • archaeological find(出土瓹)
  • Han dynasty artifact(汉代瓹)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Represents a specific type of ancient Chinese pottery vessel used for storage purposes.
  • Appears primarily in archaeological and historical contexts rather than modern usage.
  • The character is considered archaic and rarely used in contemporary Chinese.

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