金文 (jīn wén) — bronze inscriptions (ancient Chinese writing on ritual bronze vessels)
Definition
Inscriptions cast or carved onto ritual bronze vessels of the Shang and Zhou dynasties — the earliest large body of systematic Chinese writing, predating 甲骨文 (oracle bone script) in date only because of its later use.
noun
bronze inscriptions (ancient Chinese writing on ritual bronze vessels)
Examples
- 金文。Zhè jiàn qīng tóng qì shàng de jīn wén bǎo cún dé hěn wán zhěng.The bronze inscriptions on this vessel are very well preserved.
- 金文。Yán jiū jīn wén duì liǎo jiě zhōu dài lì shǐ fēi cháng zhòng yào.Studying bronze inscriptions is very important for understanding Zhou dynasty history.
- 金文。Bó wù guǎn zhǎn chū le dà liàng dài yǒu jīn wén de qīng tóng qì.The museum exhibited a large number of bronze vessels with inscriptions.
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