盙 (fǔ) - An ancient type of bronze ritual vessel used & a food container.

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fǔ ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

盙 · fǔ

An ancient type of bronze ritual vessel used for holding grain offerings during ceremonies in the Zhou dynasty;

a food container.

An ancient type of bronze ritual vessel useda food container.

Usage highlights

Bronze vesselRitual vesselGrainZhou dynasty vesselAncient food containerSacrificial vessel

Synonyms

  • 簠— Another type of ancient grain vessel, often rectangular
  • 鼎— Bronze tripod cauldron for cooking meat offerings
  • 尊— Wine vessel used in rituals

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The museum displayed a Zhou dynasty bronze vessel (青铜盙).
  • Archaeologists unearthed a ritual food container (祭祀用的盙).
  • This ancient artifact is a grain-offering vessel (盛放谷物的盙).

Collocations

  • Bronze vessel(青铜盙)
  • Ritual vessel(礼器盙)
  • Grain-offering container(盛谷盙)
  • Zhou dynasty vessel(周代盙)
  • Ancient food container(古代食器盙)
  • Sacrificial vessel(祭器盙)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Used in ancient Chinese rituals, particularly during the Zhou dynasty, for holding grain offerings to ancestors or deities.
  • Represents the sophistication of bronze metallurgy and ritual practices in early Chinese civilization.
  • Part of a set of ritual bronzes that symbolized status and religious devotion in aristocratic society.

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