Keyword
pot
- large
- three-legged bronze cauldron
- Frequency
- #2702
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
dǐng
Mnemonic
A cauldron on its bronze tripod
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
鼎盛
thriving; flourishing
鼎
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
问鼎
to aspire to the throne; to aim at (the first place etc)
大名鼎鼎
grand reputation; renowned; famous
九鼎
the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty
鼎立
lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod; tripartite confrontation or balance of forces
鼎力
(honorific) your kind efforts; thanks to your help
三足鼎立
(idiom) to form a tripartite balance of power
人声鼎沸
lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom); hubbub; brouhaha
鼎鼎大名
famous; celebrated
鼎新
to innovate
鼎盛时期
flourishing period; golden age
一言九鼎
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
鼎力相助
We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.
福鼎市
Fuding, a county-level city in Ningde City 宁德市 (NíngdéShì), Fujian
定鼎
lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great); to fix the capital; to found a dynasty
鼎沸
a confused noise; a racket
鼎盛期
golden age; heyday; period of peak prosperity
鼎足
lit. the three legs of a tripod; fig. three competing rivals
鼎鼎
great; very important
鼎湖区
Dinghu, a district of Zhaoqing City 肇庆市 (ZhàoqìngShì), Guangdong
鼎革
change of dynasties; clear out the old, bring in the new
鼎城区
Dingcheng, a district of Changde City 常德市 (ChángdéShì), Hunan
革故鼎新
to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate