釪 (huá) - A type of ancient vessel or bowl & also refers to a monk's alms bowl in

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釪 · huá

A type of ancient vessel or bowl;

also refers to a monk's alms bowl in Buddhist context.

A type of ancient vessel or bowlalso refers to a monk's alms bowl in

Usage highlights

Alms bowlBronze vesselAncient vesselRitual vesselMonk's bowlBuddhist bowl

Synonyms

  • 钵— Bowl, alms bowl
  • 盂— Bowl, vessel

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The monk carried his alms bowl (钵釪).
  • Archaeologists discovered an ancient bronze vessel (铜釪).
  • This ritual vessel dates to the Zhou dynasty (周代釪器).

Collocations

  • Alms bowl(钵釪)
  • Bronze vessel(铜釪)
  • Ancient vessel(古釪)
  • Ritual vessel(礼釪)
  • Monk's bowl(僧釪)
  • Buddhist bowl(佛釪)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 釪 was used as a type of ritual bronze vessel in ancient China, particularly during the Zhou dynasty.
  • In Buddhist context, 釪 refers to the alms bowl carried by monks for receiving food offerings.

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