漆器

qīqì

noun

Measure Word

一件漆器 jiàn

Meanings

1 lacquerware

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

漆器怕晒也怕干，要放在阴凉的地方。

Qīqì pà shài yě pà gān, yào fàng zài yīnliáng de dìfang.

Lacquerware doesn't like sun or dry air, so keep it in a cool, shady place.

HSK 6

博物馆里展出了一件精美的漆器。

Bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnchū le yí jiàn jīngměi de qīqì.

The museum is showing a fine piece of lacquerware.

Tips

culture

Lacquer is the sap of the 漆树 'lacquer tree', brushed on in many thin coats. China's oldest known piece is a red lacquered wooden bowl from 河姆渡 in Zhejiang, about 7,000 years old.

Stroke Order

漆 qī

器 qì