Definitions
ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility
Etymology
Pictograph of a type of vessel used to serve warm wine during ancestor worship ceremonies. Based on the original meaning "wine-warming vessel". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "fedual title or rank".
About
The character 爵 originated as a pictograph for a three-legged bronze vessel used in ritual wine offerings, and its traditional form incorporates components such as 鬯, denoting aromatic wine, along with 爫 and 寸, which suggest ritual handling or measurement. Initially referring to the physical vessel, the term later extended to signify the rank of nobility, as the act of conferring such a vessel became associated with granting aristocratic titles during investiture ceremonies.
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他是一位公爵。
这位伯爵很富有。
他继承了父亲的爵位。
我喜欢听爵士乐。
爵士音乐非常动听。
国王授予他伯爵爵位。
虽然他是公爵，但他生活简朴。
在近代历史上，爵位逐渐失去了政治权力。