爵

jué
#1,922 most
frequent character
ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

爵 is a drawing of an old vessel used to drink or warm alcohol; it stood on three legs and had a spout for pouring. That picture gave the first meaning, and from the vessel the sense grew to 'nobility'.

Drawn as: ancient drinking vessel; three-footed vessel with spout

爵 as a component in other characters

sound2 characters
嚼爝

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Homophones

绝jué
cut off, exhausted, desperate
角jué
role (theater), to compete
决jué
to decide, to determine
觉jué
to feel, to find that, thinking

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