qūn

囷

Character · Noun

ancient round granary

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

round granary; circular barn (esp. in ancient China)

archaic

Refers specifically to cylindrical or dome-shaped above-ground grain storage structures used in ancient China. Commonly found in classical texts such as 《诗经》 and 《礼记》. Often appears in compounds like 仓囷 or 囷窌.

Gǔ古
dài代
nóng农
mín民
jiāng将
fēng丰
shōu收
de的
liáng粮
shi食
chǔ储
cún存
zài在
qūn囷
zhōng中
 。

Ancient farmers stored their harvested grain in round granaries.

Zhè这
gè个
hàn汉
mù墓
zhōng中
chū出
tǔ土
le了
táo陶
qūn囷
de的
mó模
xíng型
 。

A pottery model of a round granary was excavated from this Han dynasty tomb.

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Cāng仓
qūn囷
shí实
ér而
zhī知
lǐ礼
jié节
 。

When the granaries are full, people understand propriety and etiquette.