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biān bamboo tazza used in ancient times to hold dry food for sacrifices or at banquets

Etymology phono-semantic

bamboo

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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