Does "dhatu" in Pali refer to "elements of experience"?

I read the following on the internet: > I think that in Buddhism the word refers to elements of experience -- > and that the words represent subjective or perceived qualities of a > thing. For example, I don't know, ice might be hard and wet and > not-hot so it seems to be composed or (or is perceived as having) > those two elements. Does "dhatu" in Pali refer to "elements of experience"?