Definitions
wine container
Etymology
Pictograph of a type of wine vessel shaped like a gourd with a base on the bottom.
About
The character "卣" originated as a pictographic depiction of a bronze ritual wine vessel from ancient China, with its form abstractly illustrating the vessel's rounded container and fitted lid. In its traditional structure, it is a unitary character not typically analyzed into separate semantic or phonetic components. The meaning of "卣" has consistently referred to this specific type of ceremonial container, and its usage remains narrowly specialized within historical and antiquarian contexts without acquiring broader or altered senses.
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