From the I Ching
The Ting is a cauldron or ritual vessel, originally a pictorial character, representing a caldron with
three feet and two ears, used for cooking and preparing food for the
table (the mat in old times) and the altar. (1)
...the image suggests the idea of nourishment. (Wilhelm) (2)
(1) https://www.sacred-texts.com/ich/ic50.htm
(2) http://www2.unipr.it/~deyoung/I_Ching_Wilhelm_Translation.html
