"鼎" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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鼎
Trad. 鼎
Radical
Radical
(Bushou)		 鼎
Radical 206
Composition
Strokes 13
Structure
Decomp. 目爿片
Prononciation
Mandarin dǐng
Entry Methods
Pinyin ding3
Kanji /
Cangjie
 BUVML
月山女一中
Sijiao 2222.1
Wubi HNDN
CNS 11643 1-676F
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+9F0E
GB2312 B6A6
BIG5 B9A9
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鼎 dǐng 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
Results beginning with 鼎
鼎盛 dǐng shèng thriving / flourishing
鼎力 dǐng lì (honorific) your kind efforts / thanks to your help
鼎立 dǐng lì lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod / tripartite confrontation or balance of forces
鼎鼎 dǐng dǐng great / very important
鼎沸 dǐng fèi a confused noise / a racket
鼎新 dǐng xīn to innovate
鼎足 dǐng zú lit. the three legs of a tripod / fig. three competing rivals
鼎城 Dǐng chéng Dingcheng district of Changde city 常德市[Chang2 de2 shi4], Hunan
鼎革 dǐng gé change of dynasties / clear out the old, bring in the new
鼎湖 Dǐng hú Dinghu District of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市|肇庆市[Zhao4 qing4 Shi4], Guangdong
鼎食 dǐng shí extravagant food
鼎峙 dǐng zhì (literary) to form a tripartite confrontation
鼎助 dǐng zhù (honorific) your inestimable assistance / thanks to your help
鼎族 dǐng zú rich patriarchal family / aristocracy
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鼎湖山 dǐng hú shān Dinghu
鼎盛期 dǐng shèng qī golden age / heyday / period of peak prosperity
鼎城区 Dǐng chéng qū Dingcheng district of Changde city 常德市[Chang2 de2 shi4], Hunan
鼎湖区 Dǐng hú qū Dinghu District of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市|肇庆市[Zhao4 qing4 Shi4], Guangdong
鼎泰丰 Dǐng tài fēng Din Tai Fung, restaurant specializing in dumplings, with stores in many countries
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
鼎鼎大名 dǐng dǐng dà míng famous / celebrated
鼎足之势 dǐng zú zhī shì competition between three rivals / tripartite confrontation
鼎力相助 dǐng lì xiāng zhù We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
鼎盛时期 dǐng shèng shí qī flourishing period / golden age
Approximate Results for 鼎
问鼎 wèn dǐng to aspire to the throne / to aim at (the first place etc)
九鼎 jiǔ dǐng the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
定鼎 dìng dǐng lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great) / to fix the capital / to found a dynasty / used in advertising
福鼎 Fú dǐng see 福鼎市[Fu2ding3 Shi4]
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福鼎市 Fú dǐng shì Fuding, county-level city in Ningde 寧德市|宁德市[Ning2de2 Shi4], Fujian
钟鼎文 zhōng dǐng wén bell-cauldron script / the 籀文 / form of Chinese character used in metal inscriptions
大名鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng grand reputation / renowned / famous
革故鼎新 gé gù dǐng xīn to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom) / to innovate
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
人声鼎沸 rén shēng dǐng fèi lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom) / hubbub / brouhaha
问鼎中原 wèn dǐng zhōng yuán to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)
一言九鼎 yī yán jiǔ dǐng one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom) / words of enormous weight
钟鸣鼎食 zhōng míng dǐng shí extravagant lifestyle
春秋鼎盛 chūn qiū dǐng shèng the prime of one's life
大明鼎鼎 dà míng dǐng dǐng a grand reputation / renowned / famous
刀锯鼎镬 dāo jù dǐng huò knife, saw and cauldron / ancient instruments of torture / fig. torture
民怨鼎沸 mín yuàn dǐng fèi seething discontent (idiom) / popular grievances boil over
三权鼎立 sān quán dǐng lì separation of powers
三足鼎立 sān zú - dǐng lì (idiom) to form a tripartite balance of power
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
香火鼎盛 xiāng huǒ dǐng shèng (of a temple) teeming with worshippers
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