zèng甑
甑
technical
noun
Meaning of 甑
甑 means ancient cooking vessel with perforated bottom, placed on a li to steam food; steamer; traditional bamboo or wooden steamer for cooking. Pronounced zèng.
- ancient cooking vessel with perforated bottom, placed on a li to steam food
- steamer; traditional bamboo or wooden steamer for cooking
- retort; laboratory apparatus for distillation or decomposition
Character Info
Radical瓦
Strokes16
Components
曾
瓦
Stroke Order
甑
Definitions & Examples
Kǎo考
gǔ古
xué学
jiā家
zài在
yí遗
zhǐ址
zhōng中
fā发
xiàn现
le了
táo陶
zèng甑
de的
suì碎
piàn片
。
Archaeologists discovered fragments of pottery steamers at the site.
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
zèng甑
dǐ底
bù部
yǒu有
xǔ许
duō多
xiǎo小
kǒng孔
，
yòng用
lái来
zhēng蒸
mǐ米
fàn饭
。
Ancient steamers had many small holes in the bottom for steaming rice.
Measure Words
个/ gè
Primary
只/ zhī