鼎

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

Strokes
12
Pinyin
dǐng

Parts

Built from 鼎

Words with 鼎

  1. 九鼎jiǔ dǐng · jiudingthe Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
  2. 问鼎wèn dǐng · wendingto aspire to the throne; to aim at (the first place etc)
  3. 定鼎dìng dǐng · dingdinglit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great); to fix the capital; to found a dynasty
  4. 鼎力dǐng lì · dingli(honorific) your kind efforts; thanks to your help
  5. 鼎助dǐng zhù · dingzhu(honorific) your inestimable assistance; thanks to your help
  6. 鼎峙dǐng zhì · dingzhi(literary) to form a tripartite confrontation
  7. 鼎新dǐng xīn · dingxinto innovate
  8. 鼎族dǐng zú · dingzurich patriarchal family; aristocracy
  9. 鼎沸dǐng fèi · dingfeia confused noise; a racket
  10. 鼎盛dǐng shèng · dingshengthriving; flourishing
  11. 鼎立dǐng lì · dinglilit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod; tripartite confrontation or balance of forces
  12. 鼎足dǐng zú · dingzulit. the three legs of a tripod; fig. three competing rivals
  13. 鼎革dǐng gé · dinggechange of dynasties; clear out the old, bring in the new
  14. 鼎食dǐng shí · dingshiextravagant food
  15. 鼎鼎dǐng dǐng · dingdinggreat; very important
  16. 福鼎市fú dǐng shì · fudingshiFuding, a county-level city in Ningde City 寧德市|宁德市[Ning2 de2 Shi4], Fujian
  17. 钟鼎文zhōng dǐng wén · zhongdingwenbell-cauldron script; the 籀文 form of Chinese character used in metal inscriptions
  18. 鼎城区dǐng chéng qū · dingchengquDingcheng, a district of Changde City 常德市[Chang2 de2 Shi4], Hunan
  19. 鼎泰丰dǐng tài fēng · dingtaifengDin Tai Fung, restaurant specializing in dumplings, with stores in many countries
  20. 鼎湖区dǐng hú qū · dinghuquDinghu, a district of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市|肇庆市[Zhao4 qing4 Shi4], Guangdong
  21. 鼎盛期dǐng shèng qī · dingshengqigolden age; heyday; period of peak prosperity
  22. 一言九鼎yī yán jiǔ dǐng · yiyanjiudingone word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
  23. 三权鼎立sān quán dǐng lì · sanquandingliseparation of powers
  24. 三足鼎立sān zú dǐng lì · sanzudingli(idiom) to form a tripartite balance of power
  25. 人声鼎沸rén shēng dǐng fèi · renshengdingfeilit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom); hubbub; brouhaha
  26. 刀锯鼎镬dāo jù dǐng huò · daojudinghuoknife, saw and cauldron; ancient instruments of torture; fig. torture
  27. 问鼎中原wèn dǐng zhōng yuán · wendingzhongyuanto plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
  28. 问鼎轻重wèn dǐng qīng zhòng · wendingqingzhonglit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power
  29. 大名鼎鼎dà míng dǐng dǐng · damingdingdinggrand reputation; renowned; famous
  30. 春秋鼎盛chūn qiū dǐng shèng · chunqiudingshengthe prime of one's life

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences