Unicode: U+673C

Pinyin: bǐ

Definition

* 古代祭祀时用的大木勺,用来挑起鼎中的牲体放在俎上:"乃~载,载两髀于两端。"

(translated) In ancient sacrificial rites, a large wooden spoon used to scoop up sacrificial animals from the *ding* (a type of ancient cooking vessel) and place them on the *zu* (sacrificial altar): "Then, [using 朼] to carry, carry the two thighs to both ends."

Structure

朼 graph

Related substructures

Precursors

Chu Script
c. 770–221 BCE (Chu, Spring & Autumn–Warring States)
A regional script tradition used in the state of Chu, best known from brush-written bamboo and silk manuscripts with distinctive local forms.Wikipedia ->
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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_6787

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