Radical 193 or radical cauldron () meaning "
cauldron
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" or "
tripod
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" is one of the 8
Kangxi radicals (214 radicals in total) composed of 10
strokes
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.
In the ''
Kangxi Dictionary
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'', there are 73 characters (out of 49,030) to be found under this
radical.
is also the 189th indexing component in the ''
Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components ''The Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components'' () is a lexicographic tool used to order the Chinese characters in mainland China. The specification is also known as GF 0011-2009.
In China's normative documents, "radical" is defined as any ...
'' predominantly adopted by
Simplified Chinese
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Mathematics
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dictionaries published in
mainland China
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.
Evolution
File:鬲-oracle.svg, Oracle bone script
Oracle bone script () is an ancient form of Chinese characters that were engraved on oracle bonesanimal bones or Turtle shell#Plastron, turtle plastrons used in pyromancy, pyromantic divination. Oracle bone script was used in the late 2nd millen ...
character
File:鬲-bronze.svg, Bronze script character
File:鬲-bigseal.svg, Large seal script
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character
File:鬲-seal.svg, Small seal script character
Derived characters
Variant forms
Regular Style CJKV Radical 193 (0).svg, Standard form in Japanese and Korean
Alternative form in Traditional Chinese
Regular Style CJKV Radical 193 (2).svg, Standard form in Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese
Regular Style CJKV Radical 193 (1).svg, Alternative form
Literature
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See also
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Zhu Rong (god)
Zhurong (), also known as Chongli (), is an important personage in Chinese mythology and Chinese folk religion. According to the ''Huainanzi'' and the philosophical texts of Mozi and his followers, Zhurong is a god of fire and of the south.
Th ...
External links
Unihan Database - U+9B32
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193
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189
Year 189 ( CLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Silanus and Silanus (or, less frequently, year 942 '' Ab urbe ...