鬯 (chàng)

a kind of sacrificial wine used in ancient times

Etymology

Pictograph of a kind of vessel used for holding wine with the small dots in it representing the wine contained in the vessel.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“鬯,以秬釀鬱艸,芬芳攸服,以降神也。从凵,凵,器也;中象米;匕所以扱之。《易》曰:‘不喪匕鬯’。”