1. How to read gui?

Pronunciation: guǐ, meaning: 1. Ancient food utensils, round mouth, double ears.

2, Gui what does it mean?

(1) gui, ancient food utensils, round mouth, double ears. Since the Shang Dynasty began to appear, continued to the Warring States period. The Zhouli - Earth Officials - Sherman: "All sacrifices, ***_ Gui." Ancient books are mostly written gui, and bronze since the inscription is often "_ Shu". Bronze gui artifacts styling forms, changes in complexity, there are round body, square body, there are also on the round below. Early bronze gui with pottery gui like no ear, later appeared double ear, three ear or four ear gui. According to the records of "Rituals - Yuzao" and archaeological discoveries, gui often appeared in even numbers, such as four gui matched with five tripods, six gui matched with seven tripods.

(2) Gui, popular from the Shang to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. It was mainly used for placing cooked rice. Gui has many shapes and variations. Shang Dynasty gui heavy body, mostly round, extravagant mouth, deep belly, feet, two ears or no ears. The body more decorated with animal face pattern, some of the ear made of animal face. Western Zhou, in addition to the original style, and appeared four ear gui, four-footed gui, round body square seat gui, three-footed gui and other forms, part of the gui on the cover. Shang Zhou most gui heavy body shape, decorated with cloud thunder, milk nails and other decorations, a small number of plain or only decorated with one or two string pattern. Spring and Autumn period, gui copper tires become thin, fine pattern, some gui cover cast into a lotus petal shape. After the Warring States period, gui is rarely seen. Gui is an important ceremonial vessel during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. For feasts and sacrifices, it was used in conjunction with the tripods in even numbers. Historical records, the son of heaven with nine tripods and eight gui, the vassal with seven tripods and six gui, the ministers and daughters with five tripods and four gui, the scholar with three tripods and two gui.