Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Amazing Chinese characters (769) Libation - 奠

The shell bone script of character Libation is

The top is character Liquor Jug (Post 104)
The bottom one line means the earth. The character means sacrificial wine for earth. 

The bronze script of character Libation is
The top is character Liquor Jug, and bottom is earth with wine drops.

The big seal script of character Libation is 
The top is character Eight - 八 (Post 156), means Separate, here is Open, open the jug mouth (= separate the mouth). The middle is character Liquor Jug. The bottom is two hands holding the jug.

The small seal script of character of Libation is
Similar to big seal script. 

The clerical script of character Libation is
Some similarity to small seal script.

The Pinyin of the character is Dian4.







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