# Ru ware

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A very rare type of Chinese porcelain, often with a blue glaze, dating from the Song dynasty.

## Etymology
Partial calque of Mandarin 汝瓷 (Rǔcí), using the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 汝 (Rǔ), in reference to the town of Ruzhou where it was manufactured.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ru-ware