Unicode: U+3F30

Pinyin: é pí

Definition

* 古代盛水防火的瓦器

an earthenware jar with a small mouth and two or four ears; used to store water for fire prevention in ancient times

Structure

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Related substructures

Precursors

Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
34_E23E34_E23F34_E240
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
27_EA9A

Last Modified: 2026-01-29 11:48 UTC