Dong Chinese dictionary

gé, lì

type of cauldron with three hollow legs

Pictograph of an ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

gé

type of caldron with three hollow legs; name of a state; KangXi radical number 193; earthen pot; iron cauldron

Gé

surname Ge

lì

ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (1 verified)

Sound component in 6 characters (1 verified)

Iconic component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Sources