爵

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upper crust

HSK 7 N1

jué

シャク

작

Pictograph of a type of vessel used to serve warm wine during ancestor worship ceremonies. Based on the original meaning "wine-warming vessel". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "fedual title or rank".

Components

Notes

Historical Evolution

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

爵

Regular

Modern

Chinese

爵 [jué]

ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle; nobility

Japanese

爵しゃく、さく (old) 同音

noun

historical jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze)
peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

爵じゃっく

Jakku unclassified name

爵つかさ

Tsukasa female given name

CHINESE WORDS (36)

爵士乐 [juéshìyuè] #8,647

jazz (loanword)

爵士乐 [juéshìyuè] #8,647

jazz (loanword)

勋爵 [xūnjué] #8,637

Lord (UK hereditary nobility)

勋爵 [xūnjué] #8,637

Lord (UK hereditary nobility)

男爵 [nánjué] #9,460

baron

爵士舞 [juéshìwǔ] #8,010

jazz (loanword)

爵位 [juéwèi] #32,422

order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gōng], Marquis 侯[hóu], Count 伯[bó], Viscount 子[zǐ], Baron 男[nán]

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JAPANESE WORDS (25)

伯爵夫人 [はくしゃくふじん] #22,436

countess

公爵夫人 [こうしゃくふじん] #25,578

princess

侯爵夫人 [こうしゃくふじん] #30,162

marchioness

男爵夫人 [だんしゃくふじん] #49,739

baroness

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KOREAN WORDS (2)