鬲 (gé) - Li — an ancient cooking tripod with hollow & a type of ancient pottery vessel

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gé ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical: 鬲

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鬲 · gé

Li — an ancient cooking tripod with hollow legs;

a type of ancient pottery vessel;

also used in words for diaphragm.

Li — an ancient cooking tripod with hollowa type of ancient pottery vesselalso used in words for diaphragm.

Usage highlights

Bronze tripodPottery vesselDiaphragmAncient tripodTripod legThree

Synonyms

  • 鼎— ding - another type of ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessel

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Archaeologists unearthed a bronze tripod (青铜鬲).
  • This pottery vessel is from the Neolithic era (陶鬲).
  • The diaphragm separates the chest and abdominal cavities (横膈膜).
  • He studies ancient Chinese bronzes (古代青铜器研究).

Collocations

  • Bronze tripod(青铜鬲)
  • Pottery vessel(陶鬲)
  • Diaphragm(横膈膜)
  • Ancient tripod(古鬲)
  • Tripod leg(鬲足)
  • Three-legged vessel(三足鬲)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms with 鬲 as a standalone character

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 鬲 was an important cooking vessel in ancient China, typically made of pottery or bronze with hollow legs.
  • It was commonly used during the Shang and Zhou dynasties for ritual purposes and daily cooking.
  • The character is also used as a radical in medical terms like 膈 (diaphragm).

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