觵 (gōng) - Ancient wine vessel made of horn & ancient drinking vessel used in rituals.

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觵 · gōng

Ancient wine vessel made of horn;

ancient drinking vessel used in rituals.

Ancient wine vessel made of hornancient drinking vessel used in rituals.

Usage highlights

Ancient wine vesselRitual drinking hornBronze horn cupSacrificial wine vesselAncient ceremonial vessel

Synonyms

  • 觥— wine vessel made of horn
  • 角— horn; drinking vessel
  • 爵— ancient wine vessel with legs

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ritual bronze vessel was a horn cup (觵).
  • Archaeologists discovered an ancient drinking horn (觵) at the site.
  • In ancient ceremonies, wine was poured from a ritual horn (觵).

Collocations

  • Ancient wine vessel(觵器)
  • Ritual drinking horn(礼觵)
  • Bronze horn cup(青铜觵)
  • Sacrificial wine vessel(祭觵)
  • Ancient ceremonial vessel(古觵)

Idioms

  • Horn cup and jade vessel(觵玉之器)
  • Ritual vessels and ceremonial implements(觵爵之礼)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 觵 was an ancient ritual wine vessel made from animal horns, used in ceremonial contexts during the Zhou dynasty and earlier periods.
  • These vessels were important in ancestral worship ceremonies and formal banquets among nobility.
  • The character appears in classical texts describing ancient rituals and ceremonial practices.

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