An ancient earthenware cooking vessel with a perforated bottom, placed over a cauldron 鬲 lì to steam food

(bound form) dust; dirt; earth; tiny particles of soil

(bound form) an ancient cooking vessel, typically made of bronze, iron, or pottery, with a small opening and a round bottom; equivalent to a modern pot or kettle

fish; generic term for aquatic cold-blooded vertebrates with gills and fins