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鬲

gé

Character

What 鬲 means

1. earthen pot
2. iron cauldron

Other readings

鬲 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• lìancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and
• Gésurname Ge

Sounds the same

Read gé, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 格square; lattice; grid; frame; compartment; partition; slot (within a larger unit)…
• 革animal hide; leather; to reform
• 隔to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between
• 阁pavilion (usu. two-storied); cabinet (politics); boudoir
• 搁to bear; to stand; to endure; Taiwan pr. gē
• 嗝hiccup; belch
• 葛kudzu (Pueraria lobata); hemp cloth
• 蛤(bound form) clam; used in 蛤蚧
• 胳used in 胳肢
• 骼used in 骨骼
• 镉cadmium (chemistry)
• 膈(anatomy) diaphragm