Inkstone

Inkstone
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese硯臺
Simplified Chinese砚台
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinyàntái
IPAjɛn⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯¹
Wu
Romanization6gni-de
Gan
Romanizationnyien5 tai
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationyihn tòih
Jyutpingjin6 toi4
IPAjiːn²² tʰɔːi̯²¹
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese墨硯
Simplified Chinese墨砚
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingmak6 jin6-2
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetnghiên
Chữ Hán
Korean name
Hangul벼루
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationbyeoru
Japanese name
Kanji
Hiraganaすずり
Katakanaスズリ
Transcriptions
Revised Hepburnsuzuri

An inkstone is traditional Chinese stationery. It is a stone mortar for the grinding and containment of ink.[1] In addition to stone, inkstones are also manufactured from clay, bronze, iron, and porcelain. The device evolved from a rubbing tool used for rubbing dyes dating around 6000 to 7000 years ago.[2]

  1. ^ Durix, Claude (2000-01-01). Ecrire l'éternité (in French). Paris: Les Belles Lettres. ISBN 2-251-49013-2.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).