The use of wine vessel Measure words in ancient Vietnamese inscriptions is very complicated. These characters are some examples which are recorded wine vessel quantifier in ancient Vietnamese inscriptions, such as, yu (􄘃)􀉾yu (􂙪)􀉾yu (􃮚)􀉾yu ( )􀉾yu ( )􀉾bo (􆆣)􀉾bo ( )􀉾bo ( )􀉾 cheng (􂜖)􀉾cheng (􂎉)􀉾xiu (􄻟)􀉾xiu ( )􀉾xiu ( )􀉾xiu ( )􀉾xiu ( )􀉾 xiu (􁼯)􀉾hu (􂠻)􀉾hu (􂠸)􀉾hu (􅀢)􀉾ping (􂚫)􀉾lu (􇿪)􀉾weng (􄑖)􀉾zhai (􆺌)􀉾 zhai ( )􀉾jing (􂫒)􀉾ping (􂞁) and zun (􃥾). Above words are compared and analyzed with the use of wine vessel measure words in Chinese. We found measure word Characters for Vietnamese wine vessel are influenced by China. This kind of phenomena reflects Chinese character being studied imitated and innovated by Vietnamese in the course of spread.

• Zhengyin LIU
• Huazhen HE