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隶yǎn
【析形】甲骨文字形为象形字，上像甑，下像鬲。金文字形增声符虍，变作鬳。小篆字形又增加意符瓦，原来的象形部分则讹变成鬲隶、楷字形从之。
【释义】《说文》：“甗也，一曰穿也。”本义是古代用来蒸煮的一种炊具，陶制或青铜制。全器上下两层，上面是透底的甑，下面是鬲，上下部之间隔了一层有空的箅。甑用于盛放食物，鬲用于煮水，箅子以通蒸气。青铜甗盛行于商代晚期到春秋时期。汉代以后以釜、甑配合为蒸饭器，不再用鬲。
【shape analysis】It is the pictograph character. In Oracle the upper part is like a rice steamer. The lower part is like a large earthen pot. In Bronze Inscriptions it was added a phonetic component 虍 which turned to be 鬳(yàn) and in small seal script added a meaningful part 瓦(wǎ,tile).
【original meaning】 An ancient utensil for cooking. It has upper and lower levels. The upper is through the end of the retort and the lower is鬲(large earthen pot).There is a layer of empty grate separating the upper from lower parts.
甗yǎn
20画 瓦部 古代的一种炊具，中部有箅子。