inkstone; ink slab
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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inkstone; ink slab; the depression on an inkstone for holding water and grinding ink
Specifically refers to the recessed part of an inkstone where water is held and ink is ground with an ink stick, or used as a synonym for the entire inkstone. A key component of the traditional Chinese 'Four Treasures of the Study' (笔墨纸砚).
Tā他
zài在
yàn砚
chí池
lǐ里
dī滴
le了
jǐ几
dī滴
shuǐ水
，
kāi开
shǐ始
yán研
mò墨
。
He dropped a few drops of water into the inkstone depression and began grinding the ink.
Zhè这
fāng方
duān端
yàn砚
de的
yàn砚
chí池
hěn很
shēn深
，
néng能
xù蓄
hěn很
duō多
shuǐ水
。
The inkstone depression on this Duan inkstone is very deep and can hold a lot of water.
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Bǐ笔
mò墨
zhǐ纸
yàn砚
shì是
zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
de的
wén文
fáng房
sì四
bǎo宝
，
qí其
zhōng中
yàn砚
chí池
shì是
yán研
mò墨
de的
zhòng重
yào要
gōng工
jù具
。
Brush, ink, paper, and inkstone are the traditional Four Treasures of the Chinese study, among which the inkstone depression is an important tool for grinding ink.