chàng

玚

Character · NounTraditional瑒

jade scepter for sacrifice

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

a jade scepter used in ancient sacrifices

archaic

A specific type of ritual jade object (圭 guī) used in ancient Chinese ceremonies. Also called 玚圭 (chàng guī).

Jì祭
sì祀
dà大
diǎn典
shàng上
 ，
zhǔ主
jì祭
shǒu手
chí持
chàng瑒
guī圭
 。

During the grand sacrificial ceremony, the chief priest held a jade scepter.

Zhè这
jiàn件
chàng瑒
chū出
tǔ土
yú于
Shāng商
dài代
mù墓
zàng葬
 。

This jade scepter was unearthed from a Shang Dynasty tomb.