Pictograph of a container for holding wine.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Remnant (1)
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | kaeX | [k]ˤraʔ | a kind of ritual vessel |
說文解字
《說文》：“斝，玉爵也。夏曰琖，殷曰斝，周曰爵。从吅，从斗，冂象形。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.345-346
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)