Neolithic Era
新 石 器 时 代
Xin1shi2qi4 Shi2dai4
again, once more; to repeat, to duplicate (combined with other verbs it means to repeat the action)
重
chong2
bronze arrowhead (from Warring States on)
铜 镞
tong2 zu2
bone arrowhead
骨 镞
gu3 zu2
bone awl handle
骨 锥 柄
gu3 zhui1 bing3
battle-axe, dagger axe
钺
yue4
battle axe (ancient)
戚 縋
qi1yang2
axe (ancient), relative, relative on mother's side, sorrow (qi1 is an zancient axe, see fu3zi 斧子 for the modern version)
戚
qi1
rustic axe, village axe (ancient)
乡 戚
xiang1 qi1
frog decorated battle-axe
蛙 纹 钺
wa1 wen2 yue4
axle
车 辕
che1yuan2
bow bag, bow sack
弓 囊
gong1 nang2
Ban Liang coin, half liang coin (liang - about 50 grams)
半 两 钱
ban4liang3qian2
barbarian
野 蛮 人
ye3man2ren2
grave guardian beast (ancient)
镇 墓 兽
zhen4mu4shou4
bei, water cup (ancient) (ancient cup, term still in use today, tall with narrower base and wide mouth, may have side rings, Warring States period)
杯
bei1
beizhu, ancient coin container (simplified characters - used to hold cowrie shells which were used as an early form of currency, later used for bronze coins)
贝 贮
bei4zhu4
beizhu, ancient coin container (traditional characters - used to hold cowrie shells which were used as an early form of currency, later used for bronze coins)
貝 貯
bronze chime bell
铜 编 钟
tong2 bian1zhong1
official's bell (ancient)
师 丞 钟
shi2cheng2 zhong1
bronze belt ornament, bronze belt buckle (these were not buckles in the modern sense - they don't have the prong and hole device - but were worn in the same manner)
铜 带 饰
tong2 dai4shi4
jade bi, jade disk with a hole in the center (ancient ritual object)
璧 玉
bi4yu4
jade bi
玉 璧
yu4 bi4
bi, circlet, ring, annulus (flat round circle with a hole in the center, often made of jade)
璧
bi4
bit (horse), mouthpiece
马 衔
ma3xian2
divining bone
占 卜 骨
zhan1bu3 gu3
account book, ledger
账 簿
zhang4bu4
amphora, bottle with a pointed bottom
尖 底 瓶
jian1 di3 ping2
calabash, gourd shaped bottle
葫 芦 瓶
hu2lu ping2
geometric design colored pottery bowl
几 何 纹 彩 陶 钵
ji3he2 wen2 cai3 tao2 bo1
three-legged bowl (usually clay)
三 足 钵
san1 zu2 bo1
square brick
方 砖
fang1 zhuan1
geometric patterned brick
几 何 纹 方 砖
ji3he2 wen2 fang1 zhuan1
bronze (actually qing1tong2 is bronze, but tong2 is used if it is clear it is bronze)
铜
tong2
bronze
青 铜
qing1tong2
bu, covered round belly pot (sacrificial vessel for millet wine, also called weng, from Shang dynasty)
瓿
bu4
incense burner
香 炉
xiang1lu2
cicada
蝉
chan2
clam, mussel, clam shell
蚌
bang4
gold coin
金 币
jin1bi2
cooking, culinary arts
烹 饪
peng1ren4
counting sticks (marked sticks used in accounting and record keeping - from Han dynasty - replaced by abacus)
算 筹
suan4chou2
ivory counting sticks
象 牙 算 筹
xiang4ya2 suan4chou2
Lintong County (district of Xi'an)
临 潼 县
Lin2tong2 Xian4
cross bow
弩
nu3
十 字 弓
shi2zi4 gong1
crossbow mechanism
弩 机
nu3ji1
Laoguantai Culture (between 7 and 8 thousand years ago - Neolithic)
老 官 台 文 化
Lao3guan1tai2 Wen2hua4
bronze cup
铜 杯
tong2 bei1
handleless cup (ancient)
锺
zhong1
double-handled cup, two eared cup (When the handles are even with the ridge or protrude above the top< they are often called ears)
双 耳 杯
shuang1 er3 bei1
currency, money
货 币
huo4bi4
curved design, flourishes, curlicue
连 弧
lian2hu2
dagger, ladle, ancient type of flat spoon
匕
bi3
decoration, ornament; to decorate, to adorn, to conceal (a fault)
饰
shi4
Di, (northern ethnic groups during Qin and Han dynasties)
狄
Di4
bronze ding (three-legged cauldron)
铜 鼎
tong2 ding3
pottery ding, (pottery three-legged open mouthed vessel)
陶 鼎
tao2 ding3
cicada decorated ding, cicada decorated cooking pot
蝉 纹 鼎
chan2 wen2 ding3
cloud decorated ding, thunder decorated ding
雷 纹 鼎
lei2 wen2 ding3
ogre mask decorated ding
饕 餮 纹 鼎
tao1tie4 wen2 ding3
one-legged monster decorated ding
夔 纹 鼎
kui2 wen2 ding3
dipper, spoon
勺
shao2
to divine
占 卜
zhan1bu3
dou, ancient pedestal server (like a cake display server - domed fitted cover and tall stem)
豆
dou4
openwork dou, ancient pedestal server with openwork design (flat plate with a standing lip supported by a stem, sacrificial vessel that after Shang period often had a dome cover)
镂 空 豆
lou4kong1 dou4
coiled hornless dragons (often used in decoration in ancient times)
蟠 螭
pan2 chi1
dui, food container (egg shaped pot with handles to open it at the center - from late Spring and Autumn times to Qin dynasty - the character is usually dun1)
敦
dui
rammed earth, adobe, mud brick
版 筑
ban3zhu4
defensive enclosure around a gate, enceinte of a city gate, barbican entrance to a city
瓮 城
weng4cheng2
to engrave, to inscribe
镌
juan1
food processing equipment
粮 食 加 工 工 具
liang2shi4 jia1gong1 gong1ju4
erbei, wine heater (gets its name from the large handles or ears on either side - ancient footed bowl, fire beneath the bowl heated the wine)
耳 杯
er3bei1
Erlitou culture (centered near Luoyang and along Wei River, early Bronze Age around 2000 BC)
二 里 头 文 化
Er4li3tou wen2hua4
fanggu, square goblet, wine vessel (similar to a gu, but squared)
方 觚
fang1gu1
kneeling figure (funerary object)
跽 坐 陶 俑
ji4zuo4 tao2yong3
painted figurine of a kneeling woman (funerary object)
彩 绘 跽 坐 女 俑
cai3hui4 ji4zuo4 nu~3 yong3
pottery figure, (funerary object buried in tombs)
陶 俑
tao2yong3
figure of a man carrying a shield (funerary object)
抱 盾 男 俑
bao4 dun4 nan2 yong3
standing female figure (used as a burial object)
女 立 俑
nu~3 li4 yong3
slender-necked flask, slender-necked pot
细 颈 壶
xi4 jing3 hu2
fou, squared storage vessel (ancient) (pottery or bronze from the late Shang)
缶
fou3
fu, ancient pedestal server (flat plate supported by a single leg or pedestal, the stem is shorter than a dou4)
鋪
fu
fu, bronze or basket food container (squarish, squat belly, covered, early Zhou to Warring States)
嚎
fu3
fu, cauldron, caldron, kettle (common pot since the early Shang)
釜
wooden or pottery funerary object, wooden or pottery object buried with the dead
俑
yong3
Funerary objects were placed in tombs to accompany the person into the next world.
随 葬 品 是 放 在 墓 穴 中 在 另 一 个 世 界 陪 伴 死 者 的 器 皿 。
Sui2zang4 pin3 shi4 zai4 ling4 yi2 ge shi4jie1 pei2 ban4 si2zhe3 de qi4min3.
ge, axe, ax
戈
ge1
dragon head axe
龙 首 纹 戈
long2shou3 wen2 ge1
green glaze
绿 釉
lu~4you4
青 釉
qing1 you4
brown glaze, dark grey brown glaze
褐 釉
he4 you4
colored glaze, colored glass
琉 璃
liu2li2
brown glaze
酱 釉
jiang4 you4
heavenly god, god
天 王
tian1wang1
outlined in gold
描 金
miao2jin1
gong, wine cup (ancient) (elongated, shaped like an animal, cover extends the length of the cup, from late Shang)
觥
gong1
bottle shaped gourd (has two bulbous areas separated by an indented area)
葫 芦
hu2lu
food, cereals, grains
粮 食
liang2shi4
pottery granary (often used as furary objects)
陶 匡
tao2 jun1
to grind, to mill, to abrade; whetstone, grindstone
研 磨
yan2mo2
gu, goblet, wine vessel (slim wine mug, no handles, narrow body widens at the top like a vase - from early Shang to Western Zhou)
觚
gu1
guan, carrying pot with handle (ancient) (looks like a jar, may have cover, from late Shang)
罐
guan4
gui, ancient bronze food vessel with a large round mouth and two or four handles, bamboo basket
簋
gui2
gui (three-legged wine container with handle)
陶 鬹
tao2 gui1
Hakka (ethnic group of south China) (Originating from the north of Chia, the Hakka are identified with both the Han ethnic group and the early Xiongnu tribes of the north. During the Jin Dynasty (265-420) began first migration south - and several more later during the Tang, Song, and Yuan)
客 家
Ke4jia1
measure word for knives and blades
柄
bing3
handle, shaft, stem
to hang down, to droop, to dangle, to bend down, to approach, to hand down, to bequeath; nearly. almost,
垂
chui2
he, ancient water container (has cover without a knob, very long pipe-like spout, and the legs swell as they meet the round body)
盉
he2
modern history
近 代 史
jin4dai4shi3
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)
胡
Hu2
Wu Hu, five Hu peoples (ancient) (five non-Han people: Huns or Xiongnu, Xianbei. Jie, Di, Qiang - hu means beard and also unintelligible - refers to Mongol languages)
五 胡
Wu3 Hu2
Hu, Hu person, Hu people (non-Han people - usually from central Asiz - hu2 also means beard)
胡 人
Hu2ren2
bird lid gourd hu, bottle shaped like a gourd with a stopper shaped like a bird (the Chinese is more efficient than the English!)
鸟 盖 瓠 壶
niao3 gai4 hu4 hu2
hu, covered wine vessel (tall, has a carrying handle, different shapes, some have narrow necks, character is traditional and looks like the bottle - simplified form means "pot" today - late Shang to Warring States)
壶 ( 控 )
hu2
farm implements
农 具
nong2ju4
incense burner table
香 案
xiang1'an4
sickle shaped instrument (weapon)
镰 形 器
lian2 xing2 qi4
wine holding item
盛 酒 品
cheng2 jiu3 pin3
ivory (elephant tooth)
象 牙
xiang4ya2
This jade artifact is dated to the Neolithic Period. It was found when the factory was built.
这 个 玉 器 可 以 追 溯 到 新 石 器 时 代 。 建 厂 时 找 到 的 。
Zhe4 ge4 yu4qi4 ke3yi3 zhui1su4 dao4 Xin1shi2qi4 Shi2dai4. Jian4 chang3 shi2 zhao3dao4 de.
jade artifact
玉 器
yu4qi4
pottery jar with a folded belly
折 腹 罐
zhe2 fu4 guan4
long necked jar
高 领 罐
gao1 ling3 guan4
three-legged jar
三 足 罐
san1 zu2 guan4
jasper, fine jade
琼
qiong2
jasper bi, irregularly shaped round bi
玉 璇 玑
yu4xuan2ji1
jia, (small cup for wine with handles and large knobs or ears on the top)
啃
jia1
phoenix pillar jia, jia with phoenix birds on the ears or knobs
凤 柱 啃
feng4 zhu4 jia1
jian, a water basin (ancient) (two traditional characters both mean the same thing and have same pronunciation - from Spring and Autumn period - large basin to hold water - character later meant mirror - reflect)
鑒
jian4
鑑
Jiangzhai (Neolithic village near Xi'an)
姜 寨
Jiang1zhai4
jihu, wine drinking vessel (ancient) (same as hu)
汲 壶 ( 汲 控 )
ji2hu2
jin, wine tray (ancient) (large flat tray with legs to hold wine cups or jars, often highly decorated for ceremonial purposes)
禁
jin1
jue, wine vessel with three legs (ancient cup similar to a jue 爵 - but this one has a cover and usually both spouts are even)
角
jue2
jue, wine vessel (three-legged with looped handles, snake knobs or ears and elongated pouring spout)
爵
water dragon decorated jue
菱 龙 纹 爵
ling2long2 wen2 jue2
boat shaped jug
船 形 壶
chuan2 xing2 hu2
Jurchen (ruled northwest China, Manchuria, from the 900's and established the Jin Dynasty (1115?C1234) ) (the Jurchens were defeated by the Mongols who set up the Yuan Dynasty. The Jurchen retreated to their Manchurian homelands and later reconquered China to extablish the Qing Dynasty 1644–1912)
女 真
Nu~3zhen1
Khitan, (people from Mongolia 700 ~ 1300) (people from Mongolia who conquered nothern China and established the Liao Dynasty (907-1124)
契 丹
Qi4dan1
brick kiln
窑 场
yao2chang3
砖 窑
zhuan1yao2
砖 窑 场
zhuan1yao2chang3
pottery kiln
陶 窑
tao2yao2
kneeling (sitting on the heels with the knees on the ground)
跽 坐
ji4zuo4
bronze door knocker plate (ancient) (The decorative plate behind a door knocker is called a pu1 - the same character as a pedestal ceremonial vessel called a "fu" - door knockers often had lions, mythical beasts, and dragons as protection for the house)
铜 鋪
tong2 pu1
to kowtow, to kneel and worship
跪 拜
gui4bai4
Kui design (Kui is a mythical creature often symbolized on ancient items - one foot and one horn dragon design)
夔 龙 纹
Kui2 long2 wen2
kui, (one-legged monster who invented music and dancing - rain god)
夔
kui2
lei, wine storage vessel (ancient) (bronze or earthenware, most often rectangular vase shaped with cover)
揽
lei2
bronze li, three-legged bronze cooking jar (three-legged cooking vessel is called a li. It has hollow legs that allow the liquids in the pot to have more surface area exposed to the fire)
铜 鬲
tong2 li4
pottery li, pottery cauldron, pottery caldron (three-legged cooking vessel is called a li. It has hollow legs that allow the liquids in the pot to have more surface area exposed to the fire)
陶 鬲
tao2 li4
li, cauldron, caldron (three hollow legs, large body, open mouth, used for cooking)
鬲
li4
Lijia (pre-dynastic Zhou era culture of the Wei River Valley)
刘 家
Li3jia1
line, mark, stripe, decoration; decorated with
纹
wen2
ling, wide bodied jar (covered, may have handles and rings, character is traditional)
ling2
ling, wide bodied jar (covered, may have handles and rings, character is simplified form, but will more often see traditional form used to describe this pot)
棂
double six magic square steel plate (math puzzle) (Iron plate is inscribed with Arabic numbers in a six by six grid. plates were buried in the corner of the foundation to ward off evil spirits. If you add any of the columns or any of the rows, the total will be 111.)
幻 方 铁 板
huan4fang1 tie3ban3
Dali man (180,000 and 230,000 years ago)
大 荔 人
Da4li4 ren2
Lantian man (1,150,000 years ago)
蓝 田 人
Lan2tian2 ren2
building material
建 筑 材 料
jian4zhu4cai2 liao4
nebula, star and cloud (common ancient design)
星 云
xing1yun2
millstone, grindstone
石 磨
shi2mo4
mirror, reflection; to view, to reflect, to inspect; ancient bronze mirror
鉴
bronze mirror
铜 镜
tong2 jing4
moat, river outside the walls of a city
护 城 河
hu4cheng2he2
to model a figure in clay, to sculpt in clay
塑
su4
coin mold, money mold, coin form (During the Western Han Dynasty the "zhu" was a standard of weight which was equivalent to about .66 grams. In 118 BC the "five zhu" or Wu Zhu coins were cast. )
钱 范
qian2fan4
stone coin mold
钱 石 范
qian2 shi2fan4
bronze coin mold
钱 铜 范
qian2 tong2fan4
cowrie shell money
贝 币
bei4bi4
The Neolithic Era was between 10 thousand and 5 thousand years ago.
新 石 器 时 代 在 五 千 年 到 一 万 年 之 间 。
Xin1shi2qi4 shi2dai4 zai4 wu3qian1 nian2 dao4 yi1wan4 nian2 zhi1jian4.
decorative object
饰 件
shi4jian4
civil official, minor official (ancient)
文 吏
wen2li4
civil official (ancient)
文 官
wen2guan1
ogre mask design, zoomorphic mask motif (common from the Shang dynasty onward)
饕 餮 纹
tao1tie4 wen2
ornament
装 饰 品
zhuang1shi4pin3
ornaments on chariot shafts (ancient)
楘
mu4
Ox-Head clam shell decoration
牛 头 蚌 饰
Niu2 Tou2 bang4 shi4
Ox-Head (one of the guardians of the underworld - ancient Chinese myth)
牛 头
Niu2 Tou2
paint, pigment, dye
颜 料
yan2liao4
painted
彩 绘
cai3hui4
paixiao, xiao, pan pipe (has five or more pipes and is blown from the bottom, not directly)
排 箫
pai2xiao1
Paleolithic Era
旧 石 器 时 代
Jiu4shi2qi4 Shi2dai4
pan, flat basin for washing hands (ancient) (ancient implement dating from Shang dynasty, traditional character shown, simplified is still in use today to mean dish or pan)
盤
pan2
bronze parts
铜 构 件
tong2 gou4jian4
distant past, ancient times, early historical times
上 古
shang4gu3
lotus pattern
莲 花 纹
lian2hua1 wen2
green glazed pottery pig pen (funerary object) (pig pens were common subjects for clay figures of ordinary life buried with the dead)
绿 釉 陶 猪 圈
lu~4you4 tao2 zhu1juan4
to pierce, to perforate, to bore through, to thread, to pass through
穿
chuan1
pillar, post, column, peg, stem
柱
zhu4
porcelain pillow (ancient)
瓷 枕
ci2 zhen3
pottery pitcher
陶 盉
tao2 he2
silver plate, plane of the universe
银 盘
yin2pan2
to play (wind instruments, horns, flutes, pipes)
吹 奏
chui1zou4
bronze plowshare, bronze spade
铜 铧
tong2 hua2
iron plowshare, iron spade (ancient)
铁 铧
tie3 hua2
jour-joked points, puncture weapon (points that look like children's jacks that were scattered to injure the hooves of horses during battle - named after a vine with sharp barbs the 蒺藜 ji4li4 - around the Han Dynasty)
铁 蒺 藜
tie3 ji2li2
point, tip, top; pointed, acute, high pitched, sharp
尖
jian1
porcelain, chinaware
瓷
ci2
portrait; to portray
画 像
hua4xiang4
ogre mask and hanging leaf decorated pot
饕 餮 垂 叶 纹 壶
tao1tie4 chui2 ye4 wen2 hu2
pottery
陶
tao2
pottery model of a man's head
陶 塑 人 头 像
tao2 su3 ren2tou xiang4
to process; processing
加 工
jia1gong1
reconstruction, restoration, model; to restore, to recover
复 原
fu4yuan2
reproduction, copy, replica
复 制 品
fu4zhi4pin3
ring, link; to surround, to encircle
环
huan2
wine sack, wine skin (an ancient type of soft container for wine)
囊 壶
nang2hu2
oracle script, shell and bone writing (The script used to engrave shells and bones with predictions. It also refers to a special script or font that imitates the curves but uses modern characters.)
甲 骨 文
jia3gu3wen2
pottery figure of a man's face
陶 人 面 像
tao2 ren2mian4 xiang4
seal
印
yin4
imperial seal, ruler's seal
玺
xi3
bronze seal
铜 印
tong2 yin4
jade seal
玉 玺
yu4 xi3
coiled serpent decoration
蟠 虺 纹
pan2hui3 wen2
mythical venomous snake or serpent
虺
hui3
shape, appearance, impression; to resemble, to look like, to look as if, to seem
像
xiang4
sheep-tiger (mythical combination animal used for decoration in ancient times)
羊 虎
yang2hu3
archaeological site, ruins, historic relics
遗 址
yi2zhi3
sluice, gate, circuit breaker, lock (waterway)
闸
zha4
snake head decoration
蛇 首 纹
she2shou3 wen2
jade spade
玉 铲
yu4 chan3
to level off, to root up, to shovel, to remove; spade, shovel
铲
chan3
bone spade
骨 铲
gu3 chan3
stone spade
石 铲
shi2chan3
spear, lance
矛
mao2
long Hu four-holed halberd (the Hu were foreigners from the Han point of view - they include many peoples with different traditions, usually from the North)
长 胡 四 穿 戈
chang2 Hu2 si4 chuan1 ge1
spiral, spirals, coil; to coil
蟠
stone engraving, engraved stone
石 雕
shi2diao1
intellectual, scholar, student (archaic)
书 生
shu1sheng1
subject (of a kingdom or ruler, monarchy), liege subject
臣 民
chen2min2
to succeed the throne; succession
即 位
ji2wei4
tally (used to verify messages by splitting in half and giving one half to each person)
符
fu2
tiger tally (used to send dispatches to generals)
虎 符
hu3fu2
temple, shrine, monastery (Buddhist)
刹
cha4
Mingtang Piyong Imperial Ancestral Temple and University (The Biyong or Piyong was the central of the five Zhou dynasty royal academies)
明 堂 辟 雍
Ming2tang2 Bi4yong1
double-ring decorated eaves tile
重 环 纹 瓦 当
chong2huan2 wen2 wa3dang1
large roof tile with an interior single pin
内 单 钉 大 钣 瓦
nei4 dan1 ding1 da4 ban3wa3
roof tile, roof plate
钣 瓦
ban3wa3
large roof tile with exterior double pins
外 双 钉 大 钣 瓦
wai4 shuang1 ding1 da4 ban3wa3
eaves tile, end tile
瓦 当
wa3dang1
to cover, to top, to surpass, to seal; cover
盖
gai4
arrow tower (An external defense building for gates in Chinese cities designed to have lots of small windows facing toward the enemy. Often built along walls with external moats.)
箭 楼
jian4lou2
to uncover, to excavate
折 除
zhe2chu2
underside, bottom, base, ins and outs, rough draft
底
di3
container to hold food, food container
盛 食 器
cheng2 shi4 qi4
wine drinking vessel, wine drinking utensil
饮 酒 器
yin3jiu3 qi4
grinding utensil, grinding stone, whetstone
研 磨 器
yan2mo2qi4
cooking vessel
炊 器
chui1qi4
cooking vessel, culinary vessel
烹 饪 器
peng1ren4 qi4
zun, wine vessel with a wide opening and flat bottom, (early Shang to modern)
尊
zun1
water vessel, water vase
水 器
shui3qi4
drum shaped vessel (usually Neolithic)
鼓 形 器
gu3 xing2 qi4
goat decorated zun, goat decorated wine vessel (Although yang1 usually means sheep and shan1yang2 means goat, museum notation often refers to goat as simply yang2 - on ancient vessels, goats are more likely to be depicted.)
羊 尊
yang2 zun1
ritual object, ritual vessel, sacrificial dish
礼 器
li3qi4
wine vessel
酒 器
jiu3 qi4
village, town, countryside, rustic. provincial, hometown, native place; to face toward, ahead of, before
乡
xiang1
mounted warrior (ancient)
骑 马 武 士
qi2ma3 wu3shi4
warrior, samurai (ancient)
武 士
wu3shi4
flags, ceremonial weaponry, weapons carried by a guard of honor, insignia carried before the emperor
仪 仗
yi2zhang4
weaponry, weapon, arms, military instrument
兵 器
bing1qi4
weighing apparatus
衡 器
heng2qi4
bronze and stone weights
铜 石 权
tong2 shi2 quan2
iron weight
铁 权
tie3 quan2
weng, covered round belly pot (also called a bu4, pottery or bronze, from Shang dynasty)
瓮
weng4
gold wuzhu coin (ancient) (During the Western Han Dynasty the "zhu" was a standard of weight which was equivalent to about .66 grams. In 118 BC the "five zhu" or Wu Zhu coins were cast. )
金 五 铢
jin1 wu3zhu1
Xiongnu, nomadic people (ancient - 3rd century BC ~ 460 AD)
匈 奴
Xiong1nu2
xu, food container (long food covered footed food vessel from late Western Zhou to Warring States)
盨
xu3
yan, pot and stand (combination of li which held hot water to heat the liquid in the zeng or pot on top of the li - early Shang to Spring and Autumn period)
甗
yan3
Yangshao culture (Neolithic culture centered around the Wei River - 5000-3000 BC)
仰 韶 文 化
Yang3shao2 wen2hua4
yi, wine vessel (ancient) (sacrificial vessel with elaborate ornaments - filigree in bronze - Shang to Western Zhou)
彝
yi2
yi, footed water pourer (ancient) (looks like a gravy boat - from the Western Zhou period)
縁
Ying (ancient capital of Chu in Jianling, Hubei)
郢
Ying3
ying, ancient water container (similar to a "he" but smaller, shorter spout, and the lid has decorative knob or sculpture - generally bronze)
蓥
ying2
yinhu, wine drinking vessel (same as hu)
饮 壶 ( 锟 控 )
yin3hu2
you, wine container (has a handle and a lid, commonly tall, but can be fat and round, from early Shang on)
卣
you3
yu, basin, wide mouth jar (bowl shaped with handles from late Shang to Spring and Autumn)
盂
yu2
Zhengjiapo (pre-dynastic Zhou era culture of the Wei River Valley)
郑 家 坡
Zheng4jia1po1
zhi, covered wine goblet (rounded cover, body can be round or flat, indented in the middle, late Shang to Spring and Autumn period)
觯 ( 觶 )
zhi4
zhong, pottery zhong, (pottery vase with large bulbous base and long narrow neck)
陶 锺
tao2zhong1
zu, sacrificial table (small stand for offering meat - Shang to Western Zhou dynasties)
俎
zu3
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