How to Write 卣 (yǒu) — Meaning “you (ancient wine vessel)”

Imagine a '卜' (like a tiny flag) on top of a round pot with a handle — it's a special wine jar for ceremonies. The shape looks like a small bucket with a lid, so remember '卣' as a 'you-friendly vessel' for ancient wine.

The stroke order is: left vertical, then the top 卜 (dot, long vertical, dot), and finally the bottom enclosure. A common mistake is making the bottom too wide or forgetting the small horizontal line inside; keep the bottom compact and slightly narrower than the top.

卣 has a distinct container shape with a 卜 on top, while 卡 (kǎ) means 'to block' and has a vertical line crossing a horizontal line, like a card. 卢 (lú) means 'black' or a surname, and has a simpler structure with a 卜 on top of a 尸 (corpse). Unlike these, 卣 specifically refers to an ancient wine vessel.

卣 is rarely used in daily life today; it appears mainly in historical or archaeological texts about ancient bronze vessels. You might see it in phrases like 青铜卣 (bronze you) when studying Chinese ritual artifacts or in museum descriptions.

Common words containing 卣 include: 青铜卣 (qīng tóng yǒu) — Bronze You (a ritual wine vessel); 酒卣 (jiǔ yǒu) — You (an ancient bronze wine vessel); 卣器 (yǒu qì) — you vessel.