wèi

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Word · NounTraditional鏏

small cauldron; ancient cooking vessel

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

a small cauldron or kettle; an ancient bronze cooking vessel with two loop handles and three legs

archaic

Refers to a specific type of ancient bronze vessel (smaller than a 鼎 dǐng) used for boiling or warming food. It is now primarily encountered in archaeological texts or museum descriptions.

Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
chén陈
liè列
zhe着
yī一
zhī只
zhàn战
guó国
shí时
qī期
de的
qīng青
tóng铜
wèi鏏
 。

The museum displays a bronze wèi vessel from the Warring States period.

Wèi鏏
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
bǐ比
dǐng鼎
xiǎo小
de的
gǔ古
dài代
chuī炊
jù具
 。

The wèi is an ancient cooking utensil smaller than the dǐng cauldron.