篘 (chōu) - A utensil for straining wine or liquor & a bamboo strainer used in traditional Chinese winemaking
篘 · chōu
A utensil for straining wine or liquor;
a bamboo strainer used in traditional Chinese winemaking to filter fermented grains.
A utensil for straining wine or liquora bamboo strainer used in traditional Chinese winemaking
Usage highlights
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Usage & contexts
Examples
- The winemaker used a bamboo strainer (酒篘) to filter the rice wine.
- This ancient wine strainer (古篘) is displayed in the museum.
- They produced new filtered wine (新篘) for the festival.
Collocations
- wine strainer(酒篘)
- bamboo strainer(竹篘)
- new filtered wine(新篘)
- ancient strainer(古篘)
- filtering device(滤篘)
- brewing strainer(酿篘)
Idioms
- Newly strained wine(新篘初熟)
- Fine wine from the strainer(篘中美酒)
- Bamboo strainer for brewing(酿酒之篘)
Cultural background
FAQ- Used in traditional Chinese winemaking processes, particularly for rice wine and other grain alcohols.
- Represents traditional craftsmanship in Chinese alcohol production dating back centuries.
- Appears in classical Chinese literature describing brewing and drinking customs.