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鬲

Mandarin · pinyin gé#

earthen pot
iron cauldron

Mandarin · pinyin lì#

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

Mandarin · pinyin Gé#

surname Ge

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鬲: gé · type of caldron with three hollow legs; name of a state; Kangxi radical 193

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2 · ge2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ak1 · gaak3 · lik6

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(historical) li; a type of cauldron with three hollow legs and used for cooking
(historical) a type of earthenware used in funerals

character

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 隔 (gé)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 膈
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 槅 (gé)
(～國) (historical) Ge(有鬲氏), an ancient Chinese tribe during the Xia to Zhou dynasties near Dezhou, Shandong, the consort kin of Zhong Kang, the fourth king of the Xia dynasty, conquered by the Duke of Zhou in the 11th century BC.
(～縣) (historical) a county in the southeast of Dezhou, Shandong established in the Qin dynasty and reorganised into a state in the Eastern Han dynasty.
a surname

character

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 軛 /轭 (è)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 搹 (è)
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 厄

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