醆 (zhǎn) - a small cup or wine vessel & a shallow wine cup

醆Tone 3

zhǎn ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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醆 · zhǎn

a small cup or wine vessel;

a shallow wine cup;

archaic term for a drinking vessel.

a small cup or wine vessela shallow wine cuparchaic term for a drinking vessel.

Usage highlights

wine cupshallow cupceramic cupritual vesseldrinking vessel

Synonyms

  • 杯— cup, glass
  • 盏— small cup
  • 爵— wine vessel

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He raised a small wine cup (酒醆).
  • The ancient ritual used a specific vessel (醆器).
  • They drank from shallow cups (浅醆).

Collocations

  • wine cup(酒醆)
  • shallow cup(浅醆)
  • ceramic cup(陶醆)
  • ritual vessel(礼醆)
  • drinking vessel(饮醆)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical texts referring to ancient drinking vessels.
  • Used in ritual and ceremonial contexts in ancient China.
  • Reflects ancient Chinese material culture and drinking customs.

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