Hu

(as used in expressions)

Hu ho hao t'e

Hu pei

Hu nan

Tung t'ing Hu

Dongting Hu

Hung tse Hu

Hongze Hu

Hu Jintao

Hu Shih

Hu Shi

Hu Sia and Heh

Hsing K'ai Hu

Xingkai Hu

Ch'ing hai Hu

Qinghai Hu

T'ai Hu

Tai Hu

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▪ liquid container

Wade-Giles romanization  hu 

 type of ancient Chinese bronze vessel used to contain wine or water.

      A pear-shaped container, the hu has a narrow neck that blends gracefully into an expanded midsection, which is sharply cut to a small base. The vessel can be suspended by means of lugs (ear-shaped protuberances) or rings attached to the body.

      The hu, which had a pottery predecessor in the Neolithic Period (c. 5000–2000 BC), was found in the bronze art of the Shang dynasty (18th–12th century BC) and was especially common during the late Zhou dynasty (c. 600–256/255 BC), when its ample surface was handsomely decorated. With the increasing popularity and prestige of bronze vessels, inexpensive pottery duplicates were often made of the hu, especially during the Han dynasty (206 BC–AD 220).

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