The Chinese Radical: 鬲


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Meaning
iron cauldron, earthen pot    鬲

Explanation

Used in these characters:
隔
JLPT HSK 5
 to separate, to partition, in distance, delayed
gé
 阝 鬲
Left: hill 阝(here: a wall), right: 鬲 pictograph of a cooking pot on a frame with support
The 'hill' (= a wall is meant) and the pot should be separated by a distance.  
融
JLPT HSK 6
 to melt, merge, to blend, to be in harmony
róng
 鬲 虫
Left: 鬲 (image of a pot 口 with a lid 一 on a stand 冂), right: insect 虫
In the pot on the stand is an insect, but it is already melting/dissolving.  

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