青铜器
qīngtóngqì
bronze ware; bronze vessel
Characters in this word
铜 tóng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 钅 — gold, metal
- Made of
- 钅 gold, metal 同 same, similar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
器 qì
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这件青铜器上的铭文，为研究早期礼制提供了珍贵证据。 Zhè jiàn qīngtóngqì shàng de míngwén, wèi yánjiū zǎoqī lǐzhì tígōng le zhēnguì zhèngjù. The inscription on this bronze vessel provides precious evidence for the study of early ritual systems.
- 博物馆里陈列着许多三千年前的青铜器，吸引了不少参观者。 Bówùguǎn li chénliè zhe xǔduō sān qiān nián qián de qīngtóngqì, xīyǐn le bùshǎo cānguānzhě. The museum displays many bronze vessels from three thousand years ago, attracting a lot of visitors.
- 这尊青铜器埋在地下千年，表面长满了绿锈。 Zhè zūn qīngtóngqì mái zài dìxià qiān nián, biǎomiàn zhǎng mǎn le lǜ xiù. This bronze vessel, buried underground for a thousand years, is covered all over with green patina.