觚篆隶gū
【析形】形声字。古文字形从角,瓜声。角是酒器,表示与酒器有关。
【释义】《说文》:“乡饮酒之爵也。一曰觞受三升者谓之觚。”本义是盛行于商代和西周的一种酒器,用青铜制成,口作喇叭形,细腰,高足,腹部和足部各有四条棱角,容量三升。后来引申指圆木削成的菱形书写材料。[率尔操觚]本谓文思敏捷,成文迅速,后指草率成文。
【shape analysis】It is the pictophonetic character. In ancient character the meaningful part is角 (jiǎo,wine container)while the phonetic component is瓜 (guā,a kind of melon).
【original meaning】 A wine container that is prevalent in the Shang and Western Zhou Dynasty's, made of bronze, with mouth of trumpet, slender waist and high foot. Around abdomen and feet there are four corners.