鋽 (diào) - A broken or damaged cooking vessel & a defective or imperfect object
鋽 · diào
A broken or damaged cooking vessel;
a defective or imperfect object;
in ancient usage, refers to something flawed or incomplete.
A broken or damaged cooking vessela defective or imperfect objectin ancient usage, refers to something flawed or
Usage highlights
broken vesseldefective metalworkflawed castingdamaged cauldronimperfect artifact
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The ancient bronze vessel was found to be 鋽 (diào) and unusable.
- Archaeologists identified the artifact as 鋽 due to its broken state.
- In metallurgy, a flawed casting might be described as 鋽.
Collocations
- broken vessel(鋽器)
- defective metalwork(鋽金)
- flawed casting(鋽铸)
- damaged cauldron(鋽鼎)
- imperfect artifact(鋽物)
Cultural background
FAQ- Primarily found in classical texts and archaeological contexts describing metal objects.
- Reflects ancient Chinese emphasis on ritual vessels and their symbolic perfection.
- Now largely obsolete in modern vernacular, preserved in specialized historical or metallurgical discussions.