鬯 (chàng) - Sacrificial wine — refers to aromatic wine used & also means smooth, unobstructed flow.

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鬯 · chàng

Sacrificial wine — refers to aromatic wine used in ancient Chinese rituals;

also means smooth, unobstructed flow.

Sacrificial wine — refers to aromatic wine usedalso means smooth, unobstructed flow.

Usage highlights

Sacrificial wineSmooth flowLibation offeringFragrant wineUnobstructed meaningRitual vessel

Synonyms

  • 酒— wine, alcohol
  • 畅— smooth, free-flowing

Antonyms

  • 涩— rough, obstructed

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Ancient rituals used sacrificial wine (鬯酒).
  • The text flows smoothly (文笔鬯达).
  • He offered libations with fragrant wine (以鬯献祭).
  • The meaning is clear and unobstructed (义理鬯明).

Collocations

  • Sacrificial wine(鬯酒)
  • Smooth flow(鬯达)
  • Libation offering(献鬯)
  • Fragrant wine(香鬯)
  • Unobstructed meaning(鬯明)
  • Ritual vessel(鬯圭)

Idioms

  • Offering libations to ancestors(荐鬯先祖)
  • Smooth as flowing wine(如鬯之流)
  • Rituals completed with wine(礼成于鬯)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally denoted aromatic wine made from black millet and fragrant herbs for ancestral worship.
  • Used in Zhou dynasty rituals as offerings to gods and ancestors.
  • By extension, came to mean 'smooth, unobstructed' like flowing wine.
  • Appears in ancient texts like the Book of Rites and Book of Songs.

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