zūn

樽

Character · Noun

ancient wine vessel

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

ancient wine vessel; wine jar; goblet

archaic

Refers to ancient Chinese bronze or ceramic vessels used for storing and serving wine, especially in ceremonial contexts. The character 罇 is a variant form of 樽 and is considered archaic in modern writing.

Zhè这
jiàn件
qīng青
tóng铜
zūn罇
shì是
Shāng商
dài代
de的
zhēn珍
guì贵
wén文
wù物
 。

This bronze wine vessel is a precious cultural relic from the Shang Dynasty.

Gǔ古
rén人
cháng常
yòng用
táo陶
zūn罇
lái来
chǔ储
cún存
měi美
jiǔ酒
 。

Ancient people often used ceramic jars to store fine wine.

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Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
chén陈
liè列
zhe着
yī一
zhī只
jīng精
měi美
de的
yù玉
zūn罇
 。

A beautiful jade wine vessel is on display in the museum.