觚 (gū) - An ancient Chinese bronze wine vessel with angular & also refers to a writing tablet or a

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gū ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

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觚 · gū

An ancient Chinese bronze wine vessel with angular cross-section;

also refers to a writing tablet or a corner/edge.

An ancient Chinese bronze wine vessel with angularalso refers to a writing tablet or a

Usage highlights

Bronze gu vesselWine guWooden writing tabletSharp cornerSquare guCeremonial gu

Synonyms

  • 爵— jue - another type of ancient bronze wine vessel
  • 角— jiao - horn-shaped bronze vessel

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The museum displayed a bronze gu vessel (青铜觚).
  • Ancient scribes used wooden writing tablets (木觚).
  • The building had sharp corners (觚棱).
  • He preferred simple, unadorned objects (不觚).

Collocations

  • Bronze gu vessel(青铜觚)
  • Wine gu(酒觚)
  • Wooden writing tablet(木觚)
  • Sharp corner(觚棱)
  • Square gu(方觚)
  • Ceremonial gu(礼觚)

Idioms

  • Square but not angular(觚而不觚)
  • Reduced to a simple form(削觚为圆)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Important ritual bronze vessel from Shang and Zhou dynasties, used for wine in ceremonies.
  • Symbol of ancient Chinese bronze-casting technology and ritual culture.
  • Later extended metaphorically to writing tablets and architectural features.

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