“锅”字《说文》不收,《汉语大字典》(2010)“锅”条有如下四个义项:1车釭。2盛膏器。3烹煮食物的器具。4形状象锅的东西。而《汉语大词典》(1993)“锅”条有如下三个义项:1烹饪用具。圆形中凹,多用铁制。2形状像锅的东西。3用作量词。可见,《汉语大字典》将“车釭”列为“锅”的第一个义项,而《汉语大词典》大概认为“锅”早期就用来表示炊具。然而经过考察,我们发现“锅”的早期意义既 “Pot ” word “said the text” does not accept, “Chinese Dictionary” (2010) “pot ” has the following four items: 1 car 釭. 2 plaster. 3 appliances for cooking food. 4 shape like a pot thing. The “Chinese Dictionary” (1993) “pot” has the following three items: 1 cooking utensils. Circular concave, multi-purpose iron. 2 shaped like a pot thing. 3 as a quantifier. Visible, “Chinese Dictionary” will be “car 釭” as the “pan” of the first meaning, and “Chinese Dictionary” probably think “pot” is used to indicate the early cookware. However, after investigation, we found that the early meaning of “pot” was both