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

Zhang MengLiu JinzheZhu MengxiWang MeiMi ZhaoxiZhao He
FredMillieMikeApril

 coiled serpent decoration ó´ ò³ ÎÆ pan2hui3 wen2

Lynn

 bu, covered round belly pot ê³ bu4

Lynn

 green glaze ÂÌ ÓÔ lu~4you4

Travis

 to divine Õ¼ ²· zhan1bu3

Travis

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

Sarah GChelsea

 dipper, spoon É× shao2

CeCelia

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

Travis

 Jiangzhai (Neolithic village near Xi'an) ½ª Õ¯ Jiang1zhai4

CeCelia

 dou, ancient pedestal server ¶¹ dou4

Lynn

 sickle shaped instrument (weapon) Á­ ÐÎ Æ÷ lian2 xing2 qi4

Travis

 Wu Hu, five Hu peoples (ancient) Îå ºú Wu3 Hu2

Travis

 he, ancient water container ±B he2

Lynn

 porcelain, chinaware ´É ci2

Travis

 brick kiln ×© Ò¤ ³¡ zhuan1yao2chang3

CeCelia

 pan, flat basin for washing hands (ancient) ±P pan2

Sarah GChelsea

 openwork dou, ancient pedestal server with openwork design ïÎ ¿Õ ¶¹ lou4kong1 dou4

Lynn

 Funerary objects were placed in tombs to accompany the person into the next world. Ëæ Ôá Æ· ÊÇ ·Å ÔÚ Ä¹ Ѩ ÖÐ ÔÚ Áí Ò» ¸ö ÊÀ ½ç Åã °é ËÀ Õß µÄ Æ÷ Ãó ¡£ Sui2zang4 pin3 shi4 zai4 ling4 yi2 ge shi4jie1 pei2 ban4 si2zhe3 de qi4min3.

Travis

 geometric patterned brick ¼¸ ºÎ ÎÆ ·½ ש ji3he2 wen2 fang1 zhuan1

Sarah GChelsea

 fu, cauldron, caldron, kettle ¸ª fu3

Sarah GChelsea

 gu, goblet, wine vessel õý gu1

Lynn

 decorative object ÊÎ ¼þ shi4jian4

Travis

 account book, ledger ÕË ²¾ zhang4bu4

Travis

 Hakka (ethnic group of south China) ¿Í ¼Ò Ke4jia1

 jade bi Óñ èµ yu4 bi4

CeCelia

 iron weight Ìú Ȩ tie3 quan2

Sarah GChelsea

 jin, wine tray (ancient) ½û jin1

Sarah GChelsea

 ornaments on chariot shafts (ancient) 楘 mu4

 spiral, spirals, coil; to coil ó´ pan2

Lynn

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

Travis

 currency, money »õ ±Ò huo4bi4

Huang XuZhao HeZhang MengZhao Mo
AprilJamesBrian

 stone coin mold Ç® ʯ ·¶ qian2 shi2fan4

Lynn

 ge, axe, ax ¸ê ge1

CeCelia

 ling, wide bodied jar ¿Ð ling2

Sarah GChelsea

 bronze cup Í­ ±­ tong2 bei1

Travis

 Hu, Hu person, Hu people ºú ÈË Hu2ren2

Travis

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

 cloud decorated ding, thunder decorated ding À× ÎÆ ¶¦ lei2 wen2 ding3

CeCelia

 brown glaze, dark grey brown glaze ºÖ ÓÔ he4 you4

Travis

 slender-necked flask, slender-necked pot Ï¸ ¾± ºø xi4 jing3 hu2

CeCelia

 gold coin ½ð ±Ò jin1bi2

Sarah GChelsea

 brick kiln ×© Ò¤ zhuan1yao2

CeCelia

 container to hold food, food container Ê¢ ʳ Æ÷ cheng2 shi4 qi4

CeCelia

 food processing equipment Á¸ ʳ ¼Ó ¹¤ ¹¤ ¾ß liang2shi4 jia1gong1 gong1ju4

Lynn

 bow bag, bow sack ¹­ ÄÒ gong1 nang2

Travis

 line, mark, stripe, decoration; decorated with ÎÆ wen2

CeCelia

 mythical venomous snake or serpent ò³ hui3

Lynn

 Mingtang Piyong Imperial Ancestral Temple and University Ã÷ Ìà ±Ù Óº Ming2tang2 Bi4yong1

Chelsea

 to kowtow, to kneel and worship ¹ò °Ý gui4bai4

Travis

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

Travis

 wine holding item Ê¢ ¾Æ Æ· cheng2 jiu3 pin3

CeCelia

 lei, wine storage vessel (ancient) À¿ lei2

Sarah GChelsea

 frog decorated battle-axe ÍÜ ÎÆ îá wa1 wen2 yue4

Travis

 kneeling figure (funerary object) õÕ ×ø ÌÕ Ù¸ ji4zuo4 tao2yong3

Sarah GChelsea

 cooking, culinary arts Åë â¿ peng1ren4

CeCelia

 painted figurine of a kneeling woman (funerary object) ²Ê »æ õÕ ×ø Å® Ù¸ cai3hui4 ji4zuo4 nu~3 yong3

Lynn

 ling, wide bodied jar èù ling2

Sarah GChelsea

 to play (wind instruments, horns, flutes, pipes) ´µ ×à chui1zou4

Travis

 yi, wine vessel (ancient) ÒÍ yi2

Sarah GChelsea

 calabash, gourd shaped bottle ºù « Æ¿ hu2lu ping2

CeCelia

 measure word for knives and blades ±ú bing3

CeCelia

 bronze li, three-legged bronze cooking jar Í­ ت tong2 li4

Travis

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

CeCelia

 warrior, samurai (ancient) Îä Ê¿ wu3shi4

Travis

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

Lynn

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

Sarah GChelsea

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

 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) ºú Hu2

Travis

 large roof tile with exterior double pins Íâ Ë« ¶¤ ´ó îÓ Íß wai4 shuang1 ding1 da4 ban3wa3

Lynn

 dragon head axe Áú Ê× ÎÆ ¸ê long2shou3 wen2 ge1

CeCelia

 Ban Liang coin, half liang coin (liang - about 50 grams) °ë Á½ Ç® ban4liang3qian2

Sarah GChelsea

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

Travis

 green glaze Çà ÓÔ qing1 you4

Travis

 cooking vessel, culinary vessel Åë â¿ Æ÷ peng1ren4 qi4

CeCelia

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

Travis

 official's bell (ancient) Ê¦ Ø© ÖÓ shi2cheng2 zhong1

Lynn

 jade seal Óñ çô yu4 xi3

Lynn

 grinding utensil, grinding stone, whetstone ÑРĥ Æ÷ yan2mo2qi4

CeCelia

 gong, wine cup (ancient) ö¡ gong1

Sarah G

 axle ³µ Ô¯ che1yuan2

Lynn

 clam, mussel, clam shell °ö bang4

Lynn

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

CeCelia

 jihu, wine drinking vessel (ancient) ¼³ ºø ( ¼³ ¿Ø ) ji2hu2

Sarah GChelsea

 defensive enclosure around a gate, enceinte of a city gate, barbican entrance to a city ÎÍ ³Ç weng4cheng2

 kneeling (sitting on the heels with the knees on the ground) õÕ ×ø ji4zuo4

Lynn

 to process; processing ¼Ó ¹¤ jia1gong1

Lynn

 fu, ancient pedestal server ä fu

Lynn

 temple, shrine, monastery (Buddhist) É² cha4

 jian, a water basin (ancient) èb jian4

Sarah GChelsea

 pottery kiln ÌÕ Ò¤ tao2yao2

Lynn

 beizhu, ancient coin container Ø  ÙA bei4zhu4

Sarah GChelsea

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

CeCelia

 pottery ó¾ fou3

Sarah GChelsea

 grave guardian beast (ancient) Õò Ĺ ÊÞ zhen4mu4shou4

Travis

 farm implements Å© ¾ß nong2ju4

Lynn

 mounted warrior (ancient) Æï Âí Îä Ê¿ qi2ma3 wu3shi4

Travis

 intellectual, scholar, student (archaic) Êé Éú shu1sheng1

 subject (of a kingdom or ruler, monarchy), liege subject ³¼ Ãñ chen2min2

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

CeCelia

 geometric design colored pottery bowl ¼¸ ºÎ ÎÆ ²Ê ÌÕ ²§ ji3he2 wen2 cai3 tao2 bo1

CeCelia

 civil official (ancient) ÎÄ ¹Ù wen2guan1

Travis

 handle, shaft, stem ±ú bing3

CeCelia

 Ox-Head clam shell decoration Å£ Í· °ö ÊΠNiu2 Tou2 bang4 shi4

Lynn

 jasper, fine jade Çí qiong2

Lynn

 portrait; to portray »­ Ïñ hua4xiang4

Lynn

 brown glaze ½´ ÓÔ jiang4 you4

Travis

 Lintong County (district of Xi'an) ÁÙ äü ÏØ Lin2tong2 Xian4

CeCelia

 Laoguantai Culture (between 7 and 8 thousand years ago - Neolithic) ÀÏ ¹Ù ̨ ÎÄ »¯ Lao3guan1tai2 Wen2hua4

CeCelia

 bird lid gourd hu, bottle shaped like a gourd with a stopper shaped like a bird Äñ ¸Ç ð­ ºø niao3 gai4 hu4 hu2

Lynn

 dui, food container ¶Ø dui

Lynn

 paixiao, xiao, pan pipe ÅÅ óï pai2xiao1

Travis

 wine drinking vessel, wine drinking utensil Òû ¾Æ Æ÷ yin3jiu3 qi4

Lynn

 building material ½¨ Öþ ²Ä ÁÏ jian4zhu4cai2 liao4

Lynn

 xu, food container ±S xu3

Lynn

 bronze and stone weights Í­ ʯ Ȩ tong2 shi2 quan2

Sarah GChelsea

 beizhu, ancient coin container ±´  Öü bei4zhu4

Sarah GChelsea

 to uncover, to excavate ÕÛ ³ý zhe2chu2

 outlined in gold Ãè ½ð miao2jin1

Travis

 pottery jar with a folded belly ÕÛ ¸¹ ¹Þ zhe2 fu4 guan4

CeCelia

 jasper bi, irregularly shaped round bi Óñ è¯ çá yu4xuan2ji1

Lynn

 seal Ó¡ yin4

Travis

 double-handled cup, two eared cup Ë« ¶ú ±­ shuang1 er3 bei1

Travis

 long necked jar ¸ß Áì ¹Þ gao1 ling3 guan4

CeCelia

 double-ring decorated eaves tile ÖØ »· ÎÆ Íß µ± chong2huan2 wen2 wa3dang1

Lynn

 distant past, ancient times, early historical times ÉÏ ¹Å shang4gu3

 erbei, wine heater ¶ú ±­ er3bei1

Sarah GChelsea

 guan, carrying pot with handle (ancient) ¹Þ guan4

Sarah GChelsea

 fu, bronze or basket food container º¿ fu3

Lynn

 again, once more; to repeat, to duplicate ÖØ chong2

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunHuang XuCao Lihua
AshleyJeremyLynnNick

 ogre mask and hanging leaf decorated pot ÷Ò ÷Ñ ´¹ Ò¶ ÎÆ ºø tao1tie4 chui2 ye4 wen2 hu2

CeCelia

 iron plowshare, iron spade (ancient) Ìú îü tie3 hua2

Travis

 water dragon decorated jue Áâ Áú ÎÆ ¾ô ling2long2 wen2 jue2

CeCelia

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

Travis

 pottery model of a man's head ÌÕ ËÜ ÈË Í· Ïñ tao2 su3 ren2tou xiang4

CeCelia

 bronze seal Í­ Ó¡ tong2 yin4

Travis

 bone arrowhead ¹Ç ïß gu3 zu2

CeCelia

 cooking vessel ´¶ Æ÷ chui1qi4

CeCelia

 bronze ding (three-legged cauldron) Í­ ¶¦ tong2 ding3

Lynn

 double six magic square steel plate (math puzzle) »Ã ·½ Ìú °å huan4fang1 tie3ban3

Travis

 jue, wine vessel with three legs ½Ç jue2

Lynn

 ogre mask decorated ding ÷Ò ÷Ñ ÎÆ ¶¦ tao1tie4 wen2 ding3

CeCelia

 weng, covered round belly pot ÎÍ weng4

Lynn

 weaponry, weapon, arms, military instrument ±ø Æ÷ bing1qi4

Travis

 drum shaped vessel (usually Neolithic) ¹Ä ÐÎ Æ÷ gu3 xing2 qi4

CeCelia

 point, tip, top; pointed, acute, high pitched, sharp ¼â jian1

Zhang MengZhang LiLi ZhenShu ChangSun Gang
ScribMal

 yinhu, wine drinking vessel Òû ºø ( ï¿ ¿Ø ) yin3hu2

Sarah GChelsea

 nebula, star and cloud (common ancient design) ÐÇ ÔÆ xing1yun2

Lynn

 painted ²Ê »æ cai3hui4

Lynn

 sheep-tiger Ñò »¢ yang2hu3

Lynn

 spear, lance Ã¬ mao2

Du FengDeng YichenWang ChenZhou HuiRen Shuang
Ann

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

Sarah GChelsea

 yu, basin, wide mouth jar ÓÛ yu2

Lynn

 bronze parts Í­ ¹¹ ¼þ tong2 gou4jian4

Lynn

 dagger, ladle, ancient type of flat spoon Ø° bi3

CeCelia

 ying, ancient water container Ýö ying2

Lynn

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

Jessie WangZhang MengLi ZhenCao Hui
FredApril

 moat, river outside the walls of a city »¤ ³Ç ºÓ hu4cheng2he2

 jour-joked points, puncture weapon Ìú Ýð Þ¼ tie3 ji2li2

Travis

 Yangshao culture (Neolithic culture centered around the Wei River - 5000-3000 BC) Ñö ÉØ ÎÄ »¯ Yang3shao2 wen2hua4

CeCelia

 bone awl handle ¹Ç ׶ ±ú gu3 zhui1 bing3

CeCelia

 phoenix pillar jia, jia with phoenix birds on the ears or knobs ·ï Öù ¿Ð feng4 zhu4 jia1

Travis

 colored glaze, colored glass Áð Á§ liu2li2

Travis

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

Travis

 three-legged jar Èý ×ã ¹Þ san1 zu2 guan4

CeCelia

 rammed earth, adobe, mud brick °æ Öþ ban3zhu4

CeCelia

 Lijia (pre-dynastic Zhou era culture of the Wei River Valley) Áõ ¼Ò Li3jia1

Lynn

 reproduction, copy, replica ¸´ ÖÆ Æ· fu4zhi4pin3

Lynn

 civil official, minor official (ancient) ÎÄ Àô wen2li4

Travis

 Erlitou culture (centered near Luoyang and along Wei River, early Bronze Age around 2000 BC) ¶þ Àï Í· ÎÄ »¯ Er4li3tou wen2hua4

CeCelia

 long Hu four-holed halberd ³¤ ºú ËÄ ´© ¸ê chang2 Hu2 si4 chuan1 ge1

Travis

 square brick ·½ ש fang1 zhuan1

Travis

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

Travis

 roof tile, roof plate îÓ Íß ban3wa3

Lynn

 goat decorated zun, goat decorated wine vessel Ñò ×ð yang2 zun1

Travis

 archaeological site, ruins, historic relics ÒÅ Ö· yi2zhi3

Sarah GChelsea

 decoration, ornament; to decorate, to adorn, to conceal (a fault) ÊΠshi4

Lynn

 tiger tally »¢  ·û hu3fu2

Sarah GChelsea

 fou, squared storage vessel (ancient) ó¾ fou3

Sarah GChelsea

 battle axe (ancient) ÆÝ  ¿P qi1yang2

Travis

 stone spade Ê¯ ²ù shi2chan3

CeCelia

 ivory Ïó ÑÀ xiang4ya2

Travis

 counting sticks Ëã ³ï suan4chou2

Travis

 rustic axe, village axe (ancient) Ïç ÆÝ xiang1 qi1

Travis

 jue, wine vessel ¾ô jue2

CeCelia

 tally ·û fu2

Sarah GChelsea

 green glazed pottery pig pen (funerary object) ÂÌ ÓÔ ÌÕ Öí Ȧ lu~4you4 tao2 zhu1juan4

Travis

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

CeCelia

 amphora, bottle with a pointed bottom ¼â µ× Æ¿ jian1 di3 ping2

CeCelia

 paint, pigment, dye ÑÕ ÁÏ yan2liao4

CeCelia

 mirror, reflection; to view, to reflect, to inspect; ancient bronze mirror ¼ø jian4

Sarah GChelsea

 divining bone Õ¼ ²· ¹Ç zhan1bu3 gu3

Travis

 jian, a water basin (ancient) èa jian4

Sarah GChelsea

 cross bow åó nu3

 li, cauldron, caldron Øª li4

CeCelia

 Ox-Head Å£ Í· Niu2 Tou2

Lynn

 This jade artifact is dated to the Neolithic Period.  It was found when the factory was built. Õâ ¸ö Óñ Æ÷ ¿É ÒÔ ×· ËÝ µ½ Рʯ Æ÷ ʱ ´ú ¡£ ½¨ ³§ ʱ ÕÒ µ½ µÄ ¡£ Zhe4 ge4 yu4qi4 ke3yi3 zhui1su4 dao4 Xin1shi2qi4 Shi2dai4.  Jian4 chang3 shi2 zhao3dao4 de.

 bronze arrowhead Í­ ïß tong2 zu2

Lynn

 curved design, flourishes, curlicue Á¬ »¡ lian2hu2

Sarah GChelsea

 incense burner Ïã ¯ xiang1lu2

Travis

 one-legged monster decorated ding Ùç ÎÆ ¶¦ kui2 wen2 ding3

CeCelia

 porcelain pillow (ancient) ´É Õí ci2 zhen3

Travis

 snake head decoration Éß Ê× ÎÆ she2shou3 wen2

CeCelia

 boat shaped jug ´¬ ÐÎ ºø chuan2 xing2 hu2

CeCelia

 handleless cup (ancient) ïñ zhong1

Lynn

 bronze chime bell Í­ ±à ÖÓ tong2 bian1zhong1

Lynn

 zu, sacrificial table ÙÞ zu3

Lynn

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

 pottery pitcher ÌÕ ±B tao2 he2

CeCelia

 fanggu, square goblet, wine vessel ·½ õý fang1gu1

Lynn

 bit (horse), mouthpiece Âí ÏΠma3xian2

Lynn

 imperial seal, ruler's seal çô xi3

Lynn

 bone spade ¹Ç ²ù gu3 chan3

CeCelia

 crossbow mechanism åó »ú nu3ji1

Travis

 large roof tile with an interior single pin ÄÚ µ¥ ¶¤ ´ó îÓ Íß nei4 dan1 ding1 da4 ban3wa3

Lynn

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

CeCelia

 incense burner table Ïã °¸ xiang1'an4

Lynn

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

CeCelia

 Dali man (180,000 and 230,000  years ago) ´ó Àó ÈË Da4li4 ren2

 stone engraving, engraved stone Ê¯ µñ shi2diao1

CeCelia

 Kui design Ùç Áú ÎÆ Kui2 long2 wen2

Lynn

 pillar, post, column, peg, stem Öù zhu4

Travis

 gold wuzhu coin (ancient) ½ð Îå îù jin1 wu3zhu1

Lynn

 silver plate, plane of the universe Òø ÅÌ yin2pan2

Travis

 coin mold, money mold, coin form Ç® ·¶ qian2fan4

Lynn

 standing female figure (used as a burial object) Å® Á¢ Ù¸ nu~3 li4 yong3

Lynn

 pottery figure of a man's face ÌÕ ÈË Ãæ Ïñ tao2 ren2mian4 xiang4

Travis

 arrow tower ¼ý Â¥ jian4lou2

 weighing apparatus ºâ Æ÷ heng2qi4

Sarah GChelsea

 ornament ×° ÊÎ Æ· zhuang1shi4pin3

Lynn

 three-legged bowl (usually clay) Èý ×ã ²§ san1 zu2 bo1

CeCelia

 battle-axe, dagger axe îá yue4

Travis

 lotus pattern Á« »¨ ÎÆ lian2hua1 wen2

Travis

 pottery ÌÕ tao2

CeCelia

 yan, pot and stand ®[ yan3

Lynn

 Khitan, (people from Mongolia 700 ~ 1300) Æõ µ¤ Qi4dan1

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

CeCelia

 cowrie shell money ±´ ±Ò bei4bi4

Lynn

 pottery granary ÌÕ ¿ï tao2 jun1

Sarah GChelsea

 millstone, grindstone Ê¯ Ä¥ shi2mo4

Lynn

 The Neolithic Era was between 10 thousand and 5 thousand years ago. Ð ʯ Æ÷ ʱ ´ú ÔÚ Îå ǧ Äê µ½ Ò» Íò Äê Ö® ¼ä ¡£ Xin1shi2qi4 shi2dai4 zai4 wu3qian1 nian2 dao4 yi1wan4 nian2 zhi1jian4.

Travis

 oracle script, shell and bone writing ¼× ¹Ç ÎÄ jia3gu3wen2

 brick kiln Ò¤ ³¡ yao2chang3

CeCelia

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

Travis

 ring, link; to surround, to encircle »· huan2

Shao DanniZhang NingZhang LiCao HuiShu Chang
KenJenniferJeremy

 cicada ²õ chan2

Travis

 ritual object, ritual vessel, sacrificial dish Àñ Æ÷ li3qi4

CeCelia

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

Shao DanniZhang NingZhang LiCao HuiShu Chang
AustinStephan

 yi, footed water pourer (ancient) ¿F yi2

Sarah GChelsea

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

CeCelia

 bronze door knocker plate (ancient) Í­ ä tong2 pu1

Lynn

 ivory counting sticks Ïó ÑÀ Ëã ³ï xiang4ya2 suan4chou2

Travis

 water vessel, water vase Ë® Æ÷ shui3qi4

CeCelia

 bronze plowshare, bronze spade Í­ îü tong2 hua2

Lynn

 bronze Çà Í­ qing1tong2

Travis

 Lantian man (1,150,000 years ago) À¶ Ìï ÈË Lan2tian2 ren2

CeCelia

 wine vessel ¾Æ Æ÷ jiu3 qi4

CeCelia

 Neolithic Era Ð ʯ Æ÷ ʱ ´ú Xin1shi2qi4 Shi2dai4

Travis

 eaves tile, end tile Íß µ± wa3dang1

Lynn

 heavenly god, god Ìì Íõ tian1wang1

Travis

 to succeed the throne; succession ¼´ λ ji2wei4

CeCelia

 bronze mirror Í­ ¾µ tong2 jing4

Sarah GChelsea

 bronze belt ornament, bronze belt buckle Í­ ´ø ÊΠtong2 dai4shi4

Travis

 pottery li, pottery cauldron, pottery caldron ÌÕ Øª tao2 li4

CeCelia

 to level off, to root up, to shovel, to remove; spade, shovel ²ù chan3

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 Zhengjiapo Ö£ ¼Ò Æ Zheng4jia1po1

Lynn

 cross bow Ê® ×Ö ¹­ shi2zi4 gong1

 figure of a man carrying a shield (funerary object) ±§ ¶Ü ÄÐ Ù¸ bao4 dun4 nan2 yong3

Lynn

 food, cereals, grains Á¸ ʳ liang2shi4

Lynn

 to engrave, to inscribe ïÔ juan1

 Paleolithic Era ¾É ʯ Æ÷ ʱ ´ú Jiu4shi2qi4 Shi2dai4

Travis

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

CeCelia

 modern history ½ü ´ú Ê· jin4dai4shi3

 reconstruction, restoration, model; to restore, to recover ¸´ Ô­ fu4yuan2

Travis

 hu, covered wine vessel ºø ( ¿Ø ) hu2

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 pottery figure, (funerary object buried in tombs) ÌÕ Ù¸ tao2yong3

Sarah GChelsea

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

Lynn

 barbarian Ò° Âù ÈË ye3man2ren2

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

 bei, water cup (ancient) ±­ bei1

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 bronze coin mold Ç® Í­ ·¶ qian2 tong2fan4

Lynn

 jade artifact Óñ Æ÷ yu4qi4

 jade spade Óñ ²ù yu4 chan3

CeCelia

 cicada decorated ding, cicada decorated cooking pot ²õ ÎÆ ¶¦ chan2 wen2 ding3

Travis

 to hang down, to droop, to dangle, to bend down, to approach, to hand down, to bequeath; nearly. almost, ´¹ chui2

CeCelia




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