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鼎
dǐng
1.
ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs
2.
pot (dialect)
3.
to enter upon a period of (classical)
4.
Kangxi radical 206
5.
one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes
Uncommon • Top 28%
✏️ 13 strokes
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
鼎峙
dǐngzhì
a tripartite balance
鼎族
dǐngzú
rich patriarchal family
鼎沸
dǐngfèi
a confused noise
鼎湖
Dǐnghú
Dinghu district of Zhaoqing city [[肇慶市|肇庆市<Zhàoqìngshì>]], Guangdong
鼎力
dǐnglì
(honorific) your kind efforts
定鼎
dìngdǐng
lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great)
鼎助
dǐngzhù
(honorific) your inestimable assistance
鼎城
Dǐngchéng
Dingcheng district of Changde city [[常德市<Chángdéshì>]], Hunan
鼎新
dǐngxīn
to innovate
鼎盛
dǐngshèng
flourishing
福鼎
Fúdǐng
Fuding county level city in Ningde [[寧德|宁德<Níngdé>]], Fujian
鼎立
dǐnglì
lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod
鼎足
dǐngzú
lit. the three legs of a tripod
问鼎
wèndǐng
lit. to inquire of the tripods (idiom); fig. to plan to seize power of the whole country
鼎革
dǐnggé
change of dynasties
鼎食
dǐngshí
extravagant food
鼎鼎
dǐngdǐng
great
九鼎
jiǔdǐng
The Nine Cauldrons, symbol of Imperial power dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1100 BC)
鼎湖区
Dǐnghúqū
Dinghu district of Zhaoqing city [[肇慶市|肇庆市<Zhàoqìngshì>]], Guangdong
鼎城区
Dǐngchéngqū
Dingcheng district of Changde city [[常德市<Chángdéshì>]], Hunan
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,355
- Word Frequency Rank
- 23,513 of 84,292
- Radical Number
- 206