cauldron

Origin & mnemonic

This radical derives from a pictograph of a three-legged cauldron (tripod vessel) in seal and oracle-bone script, used for cooking or storing food. It represents an important ancient Chinese ritual and cooking vessel.

Mnemonic: Remember the distinctive three legs of an ancient cauldron, an important cooking and ritual vessel.

• 鬲gé🔊

  earthen pot

  10 strokes

• 融róng🔊

  old variant of 融[rong2]

  HSK 7

  16 strokes

• 鬴fǔ🔊

  variant of 釜[fu3]

  17 strokes

• 鬵qián🔊

  big iron pot

  18 strokes

• 鬷zōng🔊

  kettle on legs

  19 strokes

• 鬻yù🔊

  to sell, esp. in strained circumstances

  22 strokes