an ancient Chinese cooking vessel, typically round with three legs and two handles or rectangular with four legs, used for cooking or holding food; often made of bronze or clay

(bound form) a symbol of imperial authority or state power, derived from the legendary nine cauldrons cast by Yu the Great

(literary) great; large; very important

(bound form) consisting of three parts; three-sided, referring to the three legs of a cauldron

(dialect) a cooking pot; a pan

(literary) during; in the midst of, often used in the context of being at the height or prime of something

the 50th hexagram of the 易经 yì​jīng, representing the cauldron

a Chinese surname

the 206th Kangxi radical

(literary) high official; chancellor; minister

an ancient execution device used to boil criminals alive