How to write 觚

觚 [gū] 名 1. Ancient drinking vessel made of bronze, popular during the Shang and early Western Zhou dynasties in China, with a trumpet-shaped mouth, slender waist, high circular foot, containing 3 liters, sometimes said to hold 2 liters. (En: ancient beaker; goblet) 2. Ancient wooden tablets used for writing. (En: wooden writing-tablet) 3. An object with angles and edges; borrowed as "柧 (jué)". (En: angular object) 4. Sword handle. (En: sword handle) 5. Legal concept, synonymous with "法 (fǎ)". (En: law) 6. Corner or edge. (En: corner) 引： 1. "说文" states: 觚, the drinking vessel for rural wine. One says that the vessel that holds three liters is called 觚. 2. "仪礼·特牲礼记” mentions: two 觚. Note: The drinking vessels are of different capacities: 1 liter for 爵, 2 liters for 觚, 3 liters for 觯, and 4 liters for 角. 3. "大戴礼记·曾子事父母": Holding the cup and the 觚 without getting drunk. 4. "仪礼·燕礼": Sit to take the 觚 and wash. 5. "论语·雍也": The master said: "Is it a 觚 or not, oh! it's a 觚!" 6. "红楼梦": On the left table were Wen Wang's 鼎 and incense box, on the right table was a Ru kiln beauty 觚. 例： 又如: 觚不觚 (the 觚 does not become a 觚. It describes something that seems like but is not); 千盅百觚; 美人觚 (drinkware decorated with the image of a beauty). 古代一种写字用的木板： 1. 晋· 陆机《文赋》: Some wield a 觚 to lead you, others hold a brush and drift afar. 2. 操觚 (meaning to take a wooden tablet to write); 觚牍 (bamboo and wooden writing material used for writings, also refers to letters); 觚简 (refers to wooden writing tablets from ancient times, also metaphorically refers to books). 有棱角的器物: 1. "史记·酷吏传": Breaking the 觚 to make it round. Note: "八棱有隅者." Han Dynasty commentary: "It is square." 棱角: 如: 觚坛 (a sacrificial altar with edges); 觚棱 (the corners of buildings form an angled roof, metaphorically referring to palaces and capitals); 觚陛 (steps that are neat in edges, metaphorically referring to altars or platforms). 法: 1. "太玄·大": To cut oneself as a law. 2. 例: 如: 绳之以觚 (meaning to bind by the law). 剑柄: 1. "淮南子·主术": Grasping the 觚 and directing the end can allow a common person to achieve victory. 例: 如: 操其觚 (grasping the sword handle); 剑觚 (sword handle).