(fu) - An obsolete or variant character for 'cup' or

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· fu

An obsolete or variant character for 'cup' or 'wine vessel', possibly a variant form of 觞 (shāng) meaning 'wine cup' or 'toast'.

An obsolete or variant character for 'cup' or

Usage highlights

wine vesselraise a cupbronze酜ceramic酜

Synonyms

  • wine cup, goblet
  • cup, glass
  • small cup

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Ancient wine vessel (酜) used in rituals.
  • The character appears in some classical texts as 酜.
  • Toast with a wine cup (举酜).

Collocations

  • wine vessel(酒酜)
  • raise a cup(举酜)
  • bronze酜(青铜酜)
  • ceramic酜(陶瓷酜)

Idioms

  • Not a common character in standard idioms

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in some ancient texts as a variant character for wine vessels
  • Related to Chinese ritual wine culture and bronze vessels
  • Not in common use in modern Chinese

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