餗 (sù) - Su — ancient term for a type of

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餗 · sù

Su — ancient term for a type of cooked food, specifically a thick porridge or gruel made from grains.

Su — ancient term for a type of

Usage highlights

tripod cauldron with sucooked grain dishritual grain offeringthick grain porridgeprepared millet dish

Synonyms

  • 粥— porridge, congee
  • 糜— thick gruel, mashed

Antonyms

  • 生— raw, uncooked
  • 干— dry (as opposed to porridge-like)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text mentions a simple meal of su (鼎餗).
  • Archaeologists found evidence of grain porridge (餗粥) in Bronze Age vessels.
  • The ritual required offering cooked grain dishes (祭祀之餗).

Collocations

  • tripod cauldron with su(鼎餗)
  • cooked grain dish(餗食)
  • ritual grain offering(祭餗)
  • thick grain porridge(餗粥)
  • prepared millet dish(黍餗)

Idioms

  • The tripod overturns and spills the su(覆餗之患)
  • Worry about overturning the tripod's contents(折足覆餗)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical texts like the Book of Changes (易经) in the idiom '折足覆餗'.
  • Reflects ancient Chinese culinary practices where grains were cooked into thick porridges.
  • Associated with ritual offerings in ancestral worship ceremonies.

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