鼎 - dǐng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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鼎

dǐng

Definition

pot (dialect)
radical (Kangxi 206)
ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs
to enter upon a period of (classical)
one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes

Character Decomposition

Compounds (3)

incense tripod

tripod with a small opening on top

鼏

mì

cover of tripod kettle

Related words (24)

鼎力

dǐng lì

(honorific) your kind efforts; thanks to your help

鼎助

dǐng zhù

(honorific) your inestimable assistance; thanks to your help

鼎峙

dǐng zhì

a tripartite balance; compromise between three rivals

to innovate

rich patriarchal family; aristocracy

鼎沸

dǐng fèi

a confused noise; a racket

鼎盛

dǐng shèng

flourishing; at its peak; a golden age

鼎立

dǐng lì

(lit.) to stand like the three legs of a tripod; tripartite confrontation or balance of forces

鼎足

dǐng zú

(lit.) the three legs of a tripod; (fig.) three competing rivals

鼎革

dǐng gé

change of dynasties; clear out the old, bring in the new

extravagant food

great; very important

鼎盛期

dǐng shèng qī

flourishing age (of the ceremonial tripod); golden age

鼎盛时期

dǐng shèng shí qī

flourishing period; golden age

鼎足之势

dǐng zú zhī shì

competition between three rivals; tripartite confrontation

famous; celebrated

(lit.) to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great); to fix the capital; to found a dynasty; used in advertising

问鼎

wèn dǐng

to aspire to the throne; to aim at (the first place etc)

钟鼎文

zhōng dǐng wén

bell-cauldron script; the 籀文 form of Chinese character used in metal inscriptions

separation of powers

knife, saw and cauldron; ancient instruments of torture; (fig.) torture

大名鼎鼎

dà míng dǐng dǐng

grand reputation; renowned; famous

春秋鼎盛

chūn qiū dǐng shèng

the prime of one's life

钟鸣鼎食

zhōng míng dǐng shí

extravagant lifestyle

Idioms (7)

鼎铛玉石

dǐng chēng yù shí

(lit.) to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material; casting pearls before swine

一言九鼎

yī yán jiǔ dǐng

one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight

人声鼎沸

rén shēng dǐng fèi

(lit.) a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom); hubbub; brouhaha

染指于鼎

rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng

(lit.) dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie; to get a share of the action

民怨鼎沸

mín yuàn dǐng fèi

seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over

问鼎轻重

wèn dǐng qīng zhòng

(lit.) to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power

革故鼎新

gé gù dǐng xīn

to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate

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