technical
archaic

Meaning of

鬲 means an ancient cooking vessel; li. Pronounced lì.

  • an ancient cooking vessel; li

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zài
kǎo
jué
zhōng
 
chū
le
shǎo
Shāng
Zhōu
shí
de
táo
qīng
tóng
 

In archaeological excavations, many pottery and bronze li vessels from the Shang and Zhou dynasties have been unearthed.

Zhè
zhǒng
de
zhōng
kōng
zēng
shòu
miàn
 
ràng
shí
shóu
gèng
kuài
 

The hollow legs of this li vessel increase the heating surface area, allowing food to cook faster.

 
 
zuò
wéi
zhǒng
xíng
 
duì
yán
jiū
dài
yǐn
shí
wén
huà
fēi
cháng
zhòng
yào
 

The 'li' as a vessel shape is very important for studying ancient dietary culture.

Measure Words

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Primary
/ jiàn
/ zhī