(měng) - A type of ancient pottery vessel or container & also used in some historical place names.

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měng | 12 strokes | radical:

· měng

A type of ancient pottery vessel or container;

also used in some historical place names.

A type of ancient pottery vessel or containeralso used in some historical place names.

Usage highlights

Ancient potteryCeramic vesselHistorical artifactArchaeological findAncient container

Synonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Archaeologists discovered ancient pottery vessels (瓾) at the site.
  • This character appears in historical texts about ceramics (陶瓷).
  • Some ancient place names contained this character (瓾).

Collocations

  • Ancient pottery(古瓾)
  • Ceramic vessel(陶瓾)
  • Historical artifact(文物瓾)
  • Archaeological find(考古瓾)
  • Ancient container(容器瓾)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient Chinese texts referring to specific types of pottery or containers.
  • Used in some historical place names, though rare in modern usage.
  • Represents a specialized character from Chinese material culture history.

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