爵 (jué) — (bound form) ancient bronze wine vessel with three legs and a loop handle, used in rituals; (bound form) rank of nobility; peerage
Definition
Bound morpheme with two unrelated historical senses: an ancient three-legged bronze ritual wine vessel, and a rank of nobility (as in 爵士 knight, 公爵 duke, 伯爵 earl). It is never used as a free word.
bound form
(bound form) ancient bronze wine vessel with three legs and a loop handleused in rituals(bound form) rank of nobilitypeerage
Examples
- 。Tā bèi huáng dì fēng wéi gōng jué.He was granted the title of duke by the emperor.
- 爵。Bó wù guǎn lǐ zhǎn chū le yí jiàn shāng dài de qīng tóng jué.The museum displayed a Shang-dynasty bronze jue wine vessel.
- ，。Zài fēng jiàn shí dài, jué wèi shì kě yǐ shì xí de.In feudal times, noble ranks could be inherited.
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