钘
ancient wine vessel; ritual cauldron
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
ancient wine vessel; wine container used in antiquity
archaicRefers to bronze or ceramic vessels used for holding wine in ancient China, typically from the pre-Qin or Han periods. This term is now primarily encountered in archaeological or historical texts.
The museum displays a bronze wine vessel from the Warring States period.
Archaeologists discovered several intact wine vessels in the tomb.
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The shape of this type of vessel somewhat resembles that of a pot.
noun
same as 铏 (xíng); ancient ritual tripod vessel for holding soup or meat
archaicA variant character for 铏, referring to a three-legged ritual vessel used in ancient Chinese ceremonies to hold soup or cooked meat. This usage is highly specialized and appears primarily in classical texts concerning ritual propriety (礼器).
Ancient texts record that the xíng-ding was an important ritual vessel used in sacrifices.
This type of vessel is also called xíng, which is the same object as xíng.