缶

fou, squared storage vessel (ancient) fou3

Sarah GChelsea

爵

jue, wine vessel jue2

CeCelia

文 吏

civil official, minor official (ancient) wen2li4

Travis

连 弧

curved design, flourishes, curlicue lian2hu2

Sarah GChelsea

几 何 纹 彩 陶 钵

geometric design colored pottery bowl ji3he2 wen2 cai3 tao2 bo1

CeCelia

武 士

warrior, samurai (ancient) wu3shi4

Travis

蓝 田 人

Lantian man (1,150,000 years ago) Lan2tian2 ren2

CeCelia

彩 绘

painted cai3hui4

Lynn

铜 镞

bronze arrowhead tong2 zu2

Lynn

铁 铧

iron plowshare, iron spade (ancient) tie3 hua2

Travis

复 制 品

reproduction, copy, replica fu4zhi4pin3

Lynn

占 卜

to divine zhan1bu3

Travis

骨 锥 柄

bone awl handle gu3 zhui1 bing3

CeCelia

貝 貯

beizhu, ancient coin container bei4zhu4

Sarah GChelsea

折 腹 罐

pottery jar with a folded belly zhe2 fu4 guan4

CeCelia

瓦 当

eaves tile, end tile wa3dang1

Lynn

天 王

heavenly god, god tian1wang1

Travis

囊 壶

wine sack, wine skin (an ancient type of soft container for wine) nang2hu2

CeCelia

禁

jin, wine tray (ancient) jin1

Sarah GChelsea

敦

dui, food container dui

Lynn

甗

yan, pot and stand yan3

Lynn

石 铲

stone spade shi2chan3

CeCelia

鑑

jian, a water basin (ancient) jian4

Sarah GChelsea

钱 石 范

stone coin mold qian2 shi2fan4

Lynn

陶 锺

zhong, pottery zhong, (pottery vase with large bulbous base and long narrow neck) tao2zhong1

Travis

细 颈 壶

slender-necked flask, slender-necked pot xi4 jing3 hu2

CeCelia

玉 铲

jade spade yu4 chan3

CeCelia

铜 镜

bronze mirror tong2 jing4

Sarah GChelsea

鉴

mirror, reflection; to view, to reflect, to inspect; ancient bronze mirror jian4

Sarah GChelsea

铜 构 件

bronze parts tong2 gou4jian4

Lynn

护 城 河

moat, river outside the walls of a city hu4cheng2he2

卣

you, wine container (has a handle and a lid, commonly tall, but can be fat and round, from early Shang on) you3

Travis

瓷 枕

porcelain pillow (ancient) ci2 zhen3

Travis

书 生

intellectual, scholar, student (archaic) shu1sheng1

方 觚

fanggu, square goblet, wine vessel fang1gu1

Lynn

璧

bi, circlet, ring, annulus (flat round circle with a hole in the center, often made of jade) bi4

CeCelia

船 形 壶

boat shaped jug chuan2 xing2 hu2

CeCelia

琉 璃

colored glaze, colored glass liu2li2

Travis

觥

gong, wine cup (ancient) gong1

Sarah G

砖 窑 场

brick kiln zhuan1yao2chang3

CeCelia

绿 釉 陶 猪 圈

green glazed pottery pig pen (funerary object) lu~4you4 tao2 zhu1juan4

Travis

柄

measure word for knives and blades bing3

CeCelia

铜

bronze (actually qing1tong2 is bronze, but tong2 is used if it is clear it is bronze) tong2

Travis

礼 器

ritual object, ritual vessel, sacrificial dish li3qi4

CeCelia

羊 尊

goat decorated zun, goat decorated wine vessel yang2 zun1

Travis

兵 器

weaponry, weapon, arms, military instrument bing1qi4

Travis

楘

ornaments on chariot shafts (ancient) mu4

金 币

gold coin jin1bi2

Sarah GChelsea

嚎

fu, bronze or basket food container fu3

Lynn

遗 址

archaeological site, ruins, historic relics yi2zhi3

Sarah GChelsea

高 领 罐

long necked jar gao1 ling3 guan4

CeCelia

盤

pan, flat basin for washing hands (ancient) pan2

Sarah GChelsea

镂 空 豆

openwork dou, ancient pedestal server with openwork design lou4kong1 dou4

Lynn

描 金

outlined in gold miao2jin1

Travis

环

ring, link; to surround, to encircle huan2

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KenJenniferJeremy

角

jue, wine vessel with three legs jue2

Lynn

郑 家 坡

Zhengjiapo Zheng4jia1po1

Lynn

星 云

nebula, star and cloud (common ancient design) xing1yun2

Lynn

汲 壶 ( 汲 控 )

jihu, wine drinking vessel (ancient) ji2hu2

Sarah GChelsea

揽

lei, wine storage vessel (ancient) lei2

Sarah GChelsea

窑 场

brick kiln yao2chang3

CeCelia

蟠 螭

coiled hornless dragons (often used in decoration in ancient times) pan2 chi1

Sarah GChelsea

方 砖

square brick fang1 zhuan1

Travis

野 蛮 人

barbarian ye3man2ren2

账 簿

account book, ledger zhang4bu4

Travis

陶 窑

pottery kiln tao2yao2

Lynn

跽 坐

kneeling (sitting on the heels with the knees on the ground) ji4zuo4

Lynn

虺

mythical venomous snake or serpent hui3

Lynn

铜 鬲

bronze li, three-legged bronze cooking jar tong2 li4

Travis

底

underside, bottom, base, ins and outs, rough draft di3

Shao DanniZhang NingZhang LiCao HuiShu Chang
AustinStephan

饮 酒 器

wine drinking vessel, wine drinking utensil yin3jiu3 qi4

Lynn

鼓 形 器

drum shaped vessel (usually Neolithic) gu3 xing2 qi4

CeCelia

簋

gui, ancient bronze food vessel with a large round mouth and two or four handles, bamboo basket gui2

Lynn

俑

wooden or pottery funerary object, wooden or pottery object buried with the dead yong3

Lynn

女 真

Jurchen (ruled northwest China, Manchuria, from the 900's and established the Jin Dynasty (1115?C1234) ) Nu~3zhen1

三 足 罐

three-legged jar san1 zu2 guan4

CeCelia

二 里 头 文 化

Erlitou culture (centered near Luoyang and along Wei River, early Bronze Age around 2000 BC) Er4li3tou wen2hua4

CeCelia

老 官 台 文 化

Laoguantai Culture (between 7 and 8 thousand years ago - Neolithic) Lao3guan1tai2 Wen2hua4

CeCelia

画 像

portrait; to portray hua4xiang4

Lynn

蟠 虺 纹

coiled serpent decoration pan2hui3 wen2

Lynn

吹 奏

to play (wind instruments, horns, flutes, pipes) chui1zou4

Travis

蓥

ying, ancient water container ying2

Lynn

重

again, once more; to repeat, to duplicate chong2

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AshleyJeremyLynnNick

瓿

bu, covered round belly pot bu4

Lynn

折 除

to uncover, to excavate zhe2chu2

象 牙

ivory xiang4ya2

Travis

饕 餮 垂 叶 纹 壶

ogre mask and hanging leaf decorated pot tao1tie4 chui2 ye4 wen2 hu2

CeCelia

瓮

weng, covered round belly pot weng4

Lynn

钱 铜 范

bronze coin mold qian2 tong2fan4

Lynn

占 卜 骨

divining bone zhan1bu3 gu3

Travis

匕

dagger, ladle, ancient type of flat spoon bi3

CeCelia

铜 编 钟

bronze chime bell tong2 bian1zhong1

Lynn

铜 杯

bronze cup tong2 bei1

Travis

重 环 纹 瓦 当

double-ring decorated eaves tile chong2huan2 wen2 wa3dang1

Lynn

铁 蒺 藜

jour-joked points, puncture weapon tie3 ji2li2

Travis

耳 杯

erbei, wine heater er3bei1

Sarah GChelsea

瓷

porcelain, chinaware ci2

Travis

新 石 器 时 代 在 五 千 年 到 一 万 年 之 间 。

The Neolithic Era was between 10 thousand and 5 thousand years ago. Xin1shi2qi4 shi2dai4 zai4 wu3qian1 nian2 dao4 yi1wan4 nian2 zhi1jian4.

Travis

陶

pottery tao2

CeCelia

胡 人

Hu, Hu person, Hu people Hu2ren2

Travis

铜 鋪

bronze door knocker plate (ancient) tong2 pu1

Lynn

铲

to level off, to root up, to shovel, to remove; spade, shovel chan3

CeCelia

酱 釉

brown glaze jiang4 you4

Travis

盉

he, ancient water container he2

Lynn

郢

Ying (ancient capital of Chu in Jianling, Hubei) Ying3

Sarah GChelsea

牛 头 蚌 饰

Ox-Head clam shell decoration Niu2 Tou2 bang4 shi4

Lynn

蛇 首 纹

snake head decoration she2shou3 wen2

CeCelia

菱 龙 纹 爵

water dragon decorated jue ling2long2 wen2 jue2

CeCelia

戚

axe (ancient), relative, relative on mother's side, sorrow qi1

Travis

水 器

water vessel, water vase shui3qi4

CeCelia

石 磨

millstone, grindstone shi2mo4

Lynn

玉 玺

jade seal yu4 xi3

Lynn

银 盘

silver plate, plane of the universe yin2pan2

Travis

矛

spear, lance mao2

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Ann

铜 带 饰

bronze belt ornament, bronze belt buckle tong2 dai4shi4

Travis

石 雕

stone engraving, engraved stone shi2diao1

CeCelia

乡

village, town, countryside, rustic. provincial, hometown, native place; to face toward, ahead of, before xiang1

Travis

饕 餮 纹 鼎

ogre mask decorated ding tao1tie4 wen2 ding3

CeCelia

穿

to pierce, to perforate, to bore through, to thread, to pass through chuan1

随 葬 品 是 放 在 墓 穴 中 在 另 一 个 世 界 陪 伴 死 者 的 器 皿 。

Funerary objects were placed in tombs to accompany the person into the next world. Sui2zang4 pin3 shi4 zai4 ling4 yi2 ge shi4jie1 pei2 ban4 si2zhe3 de qi4min3.

Travis

颜 料

paint, pigment, dye yan2liao4

CeCelia

陶 人 面 像

pottery figure of a man's face tao2 ren2mian4 xiang4

Travis

符

tally fu2

Sarah GChelsea

车 辕

axle che1yuan2

Lynn

建 筑 材 料

building material jian4zhu4cai2 liao4

Lynn

甲 骨 文

oracle script, shell and bone writing jia3gu3wen2

砖 窑

brick kiln zhuan1yao2

CeCelia

饰 件

decorative object shi4jian4

Travis

金 五 铢

gold wuzhu coin (ancient) jin1 wu3zhu1

Lynn

即 位

to succeed the throne; succession ji2wei4

CeCelia

像

shape, appearance, impression; to resemble, to look like, to look as if, to seem xiang4

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FredMillieMikeApril

盛 食 器

container to hold food, food container cheng2 shi4 qi4

CeCelia

乡 戚

rustic axe, village axe (ancient) xiang1 qi1

Travis

货 币

currency, money huo4bi4

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AprilJamesBrian

尊

zun, wine vessel with a wide opening and flat bottom, (early Shang to modern) zun1

Travis

三 足 钵

three-legged bowl (usually clay) san1 zu2 bo1

CeCelia

蝉 纹 鼎

cicada decorated ding, cicada decorated cooking pot chan2 wen2 ding3

Travis

研 磨 器

grinding utensil, grinding stone, whetstone yan2mo2qi4

CeCelia

玉 璇 玑

jasper bi, irregularly shaped round bi yu4xuan2ji1

Lynn

鋪

fu, ancient pedestal server fu

Lynn

铜 石 权

bronze and stone weights tong2 shi2 quan2

Sarah GChelsea

柱

pillar, post, column, peg, stem zhu4

Travis

牛 头

Ox-Head Niu2 Tou2

Lynn

罐

guan, carrying pot with handle (ancient) guan4

Sarah GChelsea

旧 石 器 时 代

Paleolithic Era Jiu4shi2qi4 Shi2dai4

Travis

铁 权

iron weight tie3 quan2

Sarah GChelsea

觚

gu, goblet, wine vessel gu1

Lynn

姜 寨

Jiangzhai (Neolithic village near Xi'an) Jiang1zhai4

CeCelia

弩

cross bow nu3

葫 芦

bottle shaped gourd (has two bulbous areas separated by an indented area) hu2lu

CeCelia

长 胡 四 穿 戈

long Hu four-holed halberd chang2 Hu2 si4 chuan1 ge1

Travis

匈 奴

Xiongnu, nomadic people (ancient - 3rd century BC ~ 460 AD) Xiong1nu2

Travis

算 筹

counting sticks suan4chou2

Travis

箭 楼

arrow tower jian4lou2

版 筑

rammed earth, adobe, mud brick ban3zhu4

CeCelia

陶 鬲

pottery li, pottery cauldron, pottery caldron tao2 li4

CeCelia

骨 铲

bone spade gu3 chan3

CeCelia

柄

handle, shaft, stem bing3

CeCelia

玉 器

jade artifact yu4qi4

鬲

li, cauldron, caldron li4

CeCelia

象 牙 算 筹

ivory counting sticks xiang4ya2 suan4chou2

Travis

临 潼 县

Lintong County (district of Xi'an) Lin2tong2 Xian4

CeCelia

客 家

Hakka (ethnic group of south China) Ke4jia1

排 箫

paixiao, xiao, pan pipe pai2xiao1

Travis

烹 饪 器

cooking vessel, culinary vessel peng1ren4 qi4

CeCelia

陶 塑 人 头 像

pottery model of a man's head tao2 su3 ren2tou xiang4

CeCelia

夔 龙 纹

Kui design Kui2 long2 wen2

Lynn

马 衔

bit (horse), mouthpiece ma3xian2

Lynn

钱 范

coin mold, money mold, coin form qian2fan4

Lynn

铜 铧

bronze plowshare, bronze spade tong2 hua2

Lynn

近 代 史

modern history jin4dai4shi3

棂

ling, wide bodied jar ling2

Sarah GChelsea

仪 仗

flags, ceremonial weaponry, weapons carried by a guard of honor, insignia carried before the emperor yi2zhang4

Travis

塑

to model a figure in clay, to sculpt in clay su4

CeCelia

俎

zu, sacrificial table zu3

Lynn

绿 釉

green glaze lu~4you4

Travis

盛 酒 品

wine holding item cheng2 jiu3 pin3

CeCelia

弩 机

crossbow mechanism nu3ji1

Travis

彝

yi, wine vessel (ancient) yi2

Sarah GChelsea

镇 墓 兽

grave guardian beast (ancient) zhen4mu4shou4

Travis

羊 虎

sheep-tiger yang2hu3

Lynn

跪 拜

to kowtow, to kneel and worship gui4bai4

Travis

农 具

farm implements nong2ju4

Lynn

葫 芦 瓶

calabash, gourd shaped bottle hu2lu ping2

CeCelia

十 字 弓

cross bow shi2zi4 gong1

胡

Hu (the Hu were foreigners from the Han point of view - they include many peoples with different traditions, during Shang found throughout China, later in the North and West) Hu2

Travis

玉 璧

jade bi yu4 bi4

CeCelia

几 何 纹 方 砖

geometric patterned brick ji3he2 wen2 fang1 zhuan1

Sarah GChelsea

褐 釉

brown glaze, dark grey brown glaze he4 you4

Travis

契 丹

Khitan, (people from Mongolia 700 ~ 1300) Qi4dan1

师 丞 钟

official's bell (ancient) shi2cheng2 zhong1

Lynn

蚌

clam, mussel, clam shell bang4

Lynn

加 工

to process; processing jia1gong1

Lynn

蛙 纹 钺

frog decorated battle-axe wa1 wen2 yue4

Travis

新 石 器 时 代

Neolithic Era Xin1shi2qi4 Shi2dai4

Travis

盂

yu, basin, wide mouth jar yu2

Lynn

装 饰 品

ornament zhuang1shi4pin3

Lynn

骨 镞

bone arrowhead gu3 zu2

CeCelia

钣 瓦

roof tile, roof plate ban3wa3

Lynn

双 耳 杯

double-handled cup, two eared cup shuang1 er3 bei1

Travis

镰 形 器

sickle shaped instrument (weapon) lian2 xing2 qi4

Travis

啃

ling, wide bodied jar ling2

Sarah GChelsea

上 古

distant past, ancient times, early historical times shang4gu3

香 炉

incense burner xiang1lu2

Travis

青 铜

bronze qing1tong2

Travis

五 胡

Wu Hu, five Hu peoples (ancient) Wu3 Hu2

Travis

骑 马 武 士

mounted warrior (ancient) qi2ma3 wu3shi4

Travis

酒 器

wine vessel jiu3 qi4

CeCelia

研 磨

to grind, to mill, to abrade; whetstone, grindstone yan2mo2

CeCelia

凤 柱 啃

phoenix pillar jia, jia with phoenix birds on the ears or knobs feng4 zhu4 jia1

Travis

外 双 钉 大 钣 瓦

large roof tile with exterior double pins wai4 shuang1 ding1 da4 ban3wa3

Lynn

纹

line, mark, stripe, decoration; decorated with wen2

CeCelia

铜 印

bronze seal tong2 yin4

Travis

莲 花 纹

lotus pattern lian2hua1 wen2

Travis

粮 食

food, cereals, grains liang2shi4

Lynn

这 个 玉 器 可 以 追 溯 到 新 石 器 时 代 。 建 厂 时 找 到 的 。

This jade artifact is dated to the Neolithic Period. It was found when the factory was built. Zhe4 ge4 yu4qi4 ke3yi3 zhui1su4 dao4 Xin1shi2qi4 Shi2dai4. Jian4 chang3 shi2 zhao3dao4 de.

戈

ge, axe, ax ge1

CeCelia

跽 坐 陶 俑

kneeling figure (funerary object) ji4zuo4 tao2yong3

Sarah GChelsea

虎 符

tiger tally hu3fu2

Sarah GChelsea

铜 鼎

bronze ding (three-legged cauldron) tong2 ding3

Lynn

贝 贮

beizhu, ancient coin container bei4zhu4

Sarah GChelsea

青 釉

green glaze qing1 you4

Travis

女 立 俑

standing female figure (used as a burial object) nu~3 li4 yong3

Lynn

尖

point, tip, top; pointed, acute, high pitched, sharp jian1

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ScribMal

闸

sluice, gate, circuit breaker, lock (waterway) zha4

盨

xu, food container xu3

Lynn

贝 币

cowrie shell money bei4bi4

Lynn

炊 器

cooking vessel chui1qi4

CeCelia

粮 食 加 工 工 具

food processing equipment liang2shi4 jia1gong1 gong1ju4

Lynn

半 两 钱

Ban Liang coin, half liang coin (liang - about 50 grams) ban4liang3qian2

Sarah GChelsea

饰

decoration, ornament; to decorate, to adorn, to conceal (a fault) shi4

Lynn

蝉

cicada chan2

Travis

文 官

civil official (ancient) wen2guan1

Travis

弓 囊

bow bag, bow sack gong1 nang2

Travis

臣 民

subject (of a kingdom or ruler, monarchy), liege subject chen2min2

鑒

jian, a water basin (ancient) jian4

Sarah GChelsea

镌

to engrave, to inscribe juan1

烹 饪

cooking, culinary arts peng1ren4

CeCelia

大 荔 人

Dali man (180,000 and 230,000 years ago) Da4li4 ren2

豆

dou, ancient pedestal server dou4

Lynn

雷 纹 鼎

cloud decorated ding, thunder decorated ding lei2 wen2 ding3

CeCelia

夔 纹 鼎

one-legged monster decorated ding kui2 wen2 ding3

CeCelia

瓮 城

defensive enclosure around a gate, enceinte of a city gate, barbican entrance to a city weng4cheng2

夔

kui, (one-legged monster who invented music and dancing - rain god) kui2

CeCelia

蟠

spiral, spirals, coil; to coil pan2

Lynn

明 堂 辟 雍

Mingtang Piyong Imperial Ancestral Temple and University Ming2tang2 Bi4yong1

Chelsea

觯 ( 觶 )

zhi, covered wine goblet (rounded cover, body can be round or flat, indented in the middle, late Shang to Spring and Autumn period) zhi4

Sarah GChelsea

戚 縋

battle axe (ancient) qi1yang2

Travis

垂

to hang down, to droop, to dangle, to bend down, to approach, to hand down, to bequeath; nearly. almost, chui2

CeCelia

刘 家

Lijia (pre-dynastic Zhou era culture of the Wei River Valley) Li3jia1

Lynn

钺

battle-axe, dagger axe yue4

Travis

陶 盉

pottery pitcher tao2 he2

CeCelia

印

seal yin4

Travis

陶 匡

pottery granary tao2 jun1

Sarah GChelsea

内 单 钉 大 钣 瓦

large roof tile with an interior single pin nei4 dan1 ding1 da4 ban3wa3

Lynn

啃

jia, (small cup for wine with handles and large knobs or ears on the top) jia1

CeCelia

幻 方 铁 板

double six magic square steel plate (math puzzle) huan4fang1 tie3ban3

Travis

彩 绘 跽 坐 女 俑

painted figurine of a kneeling woman (funerary object) cai3hui4 ji4zuo4 nu~3 yong3

Lynn

复 原

reconstruction, restoration, model; to restore, to recover fu4yuan2

Travis

璧 玉

jade bi, jade disk with a hole in the center (ancient ritual object) bi4yu4

Travis

饮 壶 ( 锟 控 )

yinhu, wine drinking vessel yin3hu2

Sarah GChelsea

壶 ( 控 )

hu, covered wine vessel hu2

Sarah GChelsea

陶 鬹

gui (three-legged wine container with handle) tao2 gui1

CeCelia

陶 俑

pottery figure, (funerary object buried in tombs) tao2yong3

Sarah GChelsea

狄

Di, (northern ethnic groups during Qin and Han dynasties) Di4

盖

to cover, to top, to surpass, to seal; cover gai4

Jessie WangZhang MengLi ZhenCao Hui
FredApril

衡 器

weighing apparatus heng2qi4

Sarah GChelsea

龙 首 纹 戈

dragon head axe long2shou3 wen2 ge1

CeCelia

刹

temple, shrine, monastery (Buddhist) cha4

鸟 盖 瓠 壶

bird lid gourd hu, bottle shaped like a gourd with a stopper shaped like a bird niao3 gai4 hu4 hu2

Lynn

锺

handleless cup (ancient) zhong1

Lynn

陶 鼎

pottery ding, (pottery three-legged open mouthed vessel) tao2 ding3

CeCelia

缶

pottery fou3

Sarah GChelsea

仰 韶 文 化

Yangshao culture (Neolithic culture centered around the Wei River - 5000-3000 BC) Yang3shao2 wen2hua4

CeCelia

抱 盾 男 俑

figure of a man carrying a shield (funerary object) bao4 dun4 nan2 yong3

Lynn

杯

bei, water cup (ancient) bei1

Sarah GChelsea

縁

yi, footed water pourer (ancient) yi2

Sarah GChelsea

釜

fu, cauldron, caldron, kettle fu3

Sarah GChelsea

勺

dipper, spoon shao2

CeCelia

饕 餮 纹

ogre mask design, zoomorphic mask motif (common from the Shang dynasty onward) tao1tie4 wen2

CeCelia

香 案

incense burner table xiang1'an4

Lynn

琼

jasper, fine jade qiong2

Lynn

尖 底 瓶

amphora, bottle with a pointed bottom jian1 di3 ping2

CeCelia

玺

imperial seal, ruler's seal xi3

Lynn


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