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Stroke order

Han character

鼎 (radical 206 鼎+0, 13 strokes, cangjie input 月山女一中 (BUVML), four-corner 2222₁)

1. Kangxi radical #206, ⿍ ‎(“tripod”).

References

• KangXi: page 1525, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 48315
• Dae Jaweon: page 2060, character 20
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 7, page 4740, character 1
• Unihan data for U+9F0E

Chinese

ding tripod

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 鼎
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Large seal script	Small seal script

Pictogram (象形) .

Pronunciation

Definitions

鼎

1. ding (ancient large, three-legged bronze cauldron for cooking or sacrificial rituals)
2. (figuratively) throne; monarchy
3. (figuratively, historical) important figures in the government
4. (figuratively) big; great
5. (figuratively) tripartite balance of forces
6. (historical) ancient instrument of torture
7. (literary) just (at this time); meanwhile
8. (Min) wok; pot
9. 50th hexagram of the I Ching
10. A surname​.

Compounds

Japanese

Kanji

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

鼎 (kanae, tei): ceremonial tripod kettle

Readings

• Goon: ちょう (chō)
• Kan’on: てい (tei)
• Kun: かなえ (kanae)
• Nanori: かね (kane)

Etymology 1

Originally a compound of 金 ‎(kana, “metal”) +‎ 瓮 ‎(he, “a pot or pan for holding food or beverages”).^[1][2]

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• かなえ (Heiban)^[2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠na̠e̞]

Alternative forms

• 釜 (less common)

Noun

鼎 ‎(hiragana かなえ, romaji kanae, historical hiragana かなへ)

1. a three-legged kettle, a tripod kettle, used for cooking and later for ceremonial purposes in ancient China, and often made of bronze
2. a symbol of a king or other high authority

Idioms

• 鼎 (かなえ)の軽重 (けいじゅう)を問 (と)う ‎(kanae no keijū o tō): "to ask about the weight of a kettle" ⇒ to question a person's ability
• 鼎 (かなえ)の沸 (わ)くが如 (ごと)し ‎(kanae no waku ga gotoshi): "just like a boiling kettle" ⇒ a metaphor for a noisy busy situation
• 鼎 (かなえ)の中 (なか)の一切 (ひとき)れの肉 (にく) ‎(kanae no naka no hitokire no niku): "single slice of meat [from] in the kettle" ⇒ to get a read on the whole from a small sample
• 鼎 (かなえ)を扛 (あ)ぐ ‎(kanae o agu): "to lift a kettle" ⇒ to be physically strong
• 鼎 (かなえ)を定 (さだ)む ‎(kanae o sadamu): "to settle the kettle" ⇒ to control the imperial capital, to ascend the throne

Etymology 2

From Middle Chinese 鼎 ‎(*děng). Compare modern Mandarin 鼎 ‎(dǐng).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• て​い (Atamadaka)^[2]
• IPA^(key): [te̞ː]

Noun

鼎 ‎(hiragana てい, romaji tei)

1. a three-legged kettle, a tripod kettle, used for cooking and later for ceremonial purposes in ancient China, and often made of bronze
2. one of the I Ching hexagrams

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0

Korean

Hanja

鼎 • ‎(jeong) (hangeul 정, revised jeong, McCune-Reischauer chŏng, Yale ceng)

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Vietnamese

Han character

鼎 (đỉnh, đềnh, đểnh, đễnh)

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