【析形】会意字。小篆字形从,从米,即鬲,表示炊煮器皿。隶书字形变后省略鬲身部分,作粥。 【释义】《说文》:“也。”本义是稀饭,用米面等食物煮成的半流质食品。[粥少僧多]比喻东西少而人多,不够分配。 【shape analysis】It is the associative character. In Small Seal script, the character was formed with (i.e. 鬲gé,cooking utensil)and 米(mǐ,rice). After it was transformed into Official script, the body of was simplified as 粥. 【original meaning】Rice or flour gruel.