The Chinese term for chieftain [酋長] literally means "the one in charge of wine." Wine vessels made up a large portion of the ceremonial vessels used from the Shang Dynasty on and came in dozens of shapes and sizes, such as the zun, hu, jiao, jue, and you.
殷商以來禮器中酒器佔很大一部份，型態、樣式繁多，包括：尊、壺、角、爵、鹵…… 等數十種。