hǎi
𥁐
sea; ocean; ancient wine vessel
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
ancient large wine vessel; bronze drinking container
archaicArchaic usage referring to large ritual wine vessels used in ancient ceremonies. This sense is no longer in common use.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yī一
jiàn件
Shāng商
dài代
de的
hǎi海
，
yòng用
yú于
jì祭
sì祀
。
Archaeologists discovered a Shang Dynasty wine vessel used for rituals.
《
Lǐ礼
jì记
》
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
，
hǎi海
shì是
chéng盛
jiǔ酒
de的
dà大
xíng型
lǐ礼
qì器
。
The Book of Rites records that the hai was a large ceremonial vessel for holding wine.