xíng

铏

Character · NounTraditional鉶

ancient vessel for soup/vegetables

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

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noun

ancient ritual vessel for holding vegetable soup or broth

archaic

Refers to a specific type of bronze vessel used in ancient Chinese rituals (primarily Zhou dynasty) for holding food offerings such as vegetable soup. A specialized term in archaeology and ancient history.

Zhōu周

dài代

jì祭

sì祀

shí时

cháng常

yòng用

xíng鉶

lái来

chéng盛

fàng放

cài菜

gēng羹

。

The Zhou dynasty often used xing vessels to hold vegetable soup during sacrificial rituals.

Zhè这

jiàn件

qīng青

tóng铜

qì器

shì是

yī一

zhī只

bǎo保

cún存

wán完

hǎo好

de的

xíng铏

。

This bronze artifact is a well-preserved xing vessel.

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Gǔ古

jì籍

jì记

zǎi载

，