Meaning of

匜 means ancient bronze vessel for pouring water during hand-washing ceremonies; gourd-shaped ritual ladle. Pronounced yí.

  • ancient bronze vessel for pouring water during hand-washing ceremonies; gourd-shaped ritual ladle

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Kǎo
xué
jiā
zài
zàng
zhōng
xiàn
le
jiàn
西
zhōu
de
qīng
tóng
 

Archaeologists discovered a Western Zhou bronze yi-vessel in the tomb.

dài
guì
xíng
guàn
zhī
shí
 
shì
zhě
yòng
jiāo
shuǐ
 
pán
chéng
jiē
 

When ancient nobles performed the ritual hand-washing ceremony, attendants used a yi to pour water while catching it in a basin.

Zhè
jiàn
de
zào
xíng
yōu
měi
 
liú
kǒu
xiū
cháng
 
pàn
shàng
shì
yǒu
lóng
wén
 

This yi has an elegant shape with a long, slender spout and a handle decorated with dragon patterns.

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