Definitions
(dialect) handle of a cup, kettle or other vessel
Etymology
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The character 鋬 means the handle of a vessel, container, or tool, a grip or appendage for lifting or holding. Structurally, it is a phono-semantic compound: the upper component "般" provides the phonetic value, while the metal radical "金" at the bottom indicates its original association with handles on bronze vessels, cauldrons, or metallic tools in antiquity. Though initially specific to metal, its meaning broadened slightly to include handles on various historical artifacts. Today, the term appears mainly in archaeological contexts, museum catalogs, and classical descriptions of ancient wares, functioning as technical terminology rather than a common word for handles in modern daily life.