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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)
九鼎
jiǔdǐng
The Nine Cauldrons, symbol of Imperial power dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1100 BC)
问鼎
wèndǐng
lit. to inquire of the tripods (idiom); fig. to plan to seize power of the whole country
定鼎
dìngdǐng
lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great)
福鼎
Fúdǐng
Fuding county level city in Ningde [[寧德|宁德<Níngdé>]], Fujian
鼎力
dǐnglì
(honorific) your kind efforts
鼎助
dǐngzhù
(honorific) your inestimable assistance
鼎城
Dǐngchéng
Dingcheng district of Changde city [[常德市<Chángdéshì>]], Hunan
鼎峙
dǐngzhì
a tripartite balance
鼎新
dǐngxīn
to innovate
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
鼎盛
dǐngshèng
flourishing
鼎立
dǐnglì
lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod
鼎足
dǐngzú
lit. the three legs of a tripod
鼎革
dǐnggé
change of dynasties
鼎食
dǐngshí
extravagant food
鼎鼎
dǐngdǐng
great
福鼎市
Fúdǐngshì
Fuding county level city in Ningde [[寧德|宁德<Níngdé>]], Fujian
钟鼎文
zhōngdǐngwén
bell-cauldron script
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,355
- Word Frequency Rank
- 23,513 of 84,292
- Radical Number
- 206