甂 (biān) - A small, shallow bowl or dish, typically made

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biān ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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甂 · biān

A small, shallow bowl or dish, typically made of pottery or porcelain.

A small, shallow bowl or dish, typically made

Usage highlights

Ancient bowlSmall dishPottery bowlBroken bowlPorcelain dishShallow vessel

Synonyms

  • 碗— bowl (more common modern term)
  • 碟— dish, plate
  • 盘— plate, tray

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The antique shop had a collection of ancient bowls (古甂).
  • She served the dipping sauce in a small ceramic dish (小甂).
  • Archaeologists found pottery fragments including a broken shallow bowl (破甂).
  • The tea ceremony uses various small vessels including shallow dishes (茶甂).

Collocations

  • Ancient bowl(古甂)
  • Small dish(小甂)
  • Pottery bowl(陶甂)
  • Broken bowl(破甂)
  • Porcelain dish(瓷甂)
  • Shallow vessel(浅甂)

Idioms

  • Not found in common idioms

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 甂 is an archaic character for small bowls or dishes, primarily found in classical texts and archaeological contexts.
  • It represents ancient Chinese pottery and ceramic vessel types used in daily life and rituals.
  • The character is rarely used in modern Chinese but appears in historical and archaeological discussions.

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