1. 鼎

鼎

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  • 2351st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 39 words
  • Component in 5 characters

Decomposition

1Once
鼎→
𤕰目
2Radical
鼎→
鼎sacrificial tripod
3Graphical
鼎→
𤕰口二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dǐng (ding3)ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs • pot (topolect) • to enter upon a period of (classical) • Kangxi radical 244 • one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 鼎 dǐng (ding3)The component 鼎 is pronounced as 'dǐng' (ding3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

鼎 also appears in:
鼎鼐鼏鐤鼑

Example Words

Common

问鼎 (問鼎)

Uncommon

一言九鼎 
大名鼎鼎 
福鼎 
鼎力 
鼎盛 

RareShow 33

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.