dǐng

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Definitions

  1. 1. ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs
  2. 2. pot (dialect)
  3. 3. to enter upon a period of (classical)
  4. 4. Kangxi radical 206
  5. 5. one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes

Words Containing 鼎

大名鼎鼎
dà míng dǐng dǐng

grand reputation

一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng

one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight

三权鼎立
sān quán dǐng lì

separation of powers

九鼎
jiǔ dǐng

the Nine Tripod Cauldrons, symbol of state power, dating back to the Xia Dynasty

人声鼎沸
rén shēng dǐng fèi

lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)

刀锯鼎镬
dāo jù dǐng huò

knife, saw and cauldron

问鼎
wèn dǐng

to aspire to the throne

问鼎中原
wèn dǐng zhōng yuán

to plan to seize power of the whole country (idiom)

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

定鼎
dìng dǐng

lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great)

春秋鼎盛
chūn qiū dǐng shèng

the prime of one's life

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

民怨鼎沸
mín yuàn dǐng fèi

seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over

福鼎
fú dǐng

Fuding, county-level city in Ningde 寧德|宁德[níng dé], Fujian

福鼎市
fú dǐng shì

Fuding, county-level city in Ningde 寧德|宁德[níng dé], Fujian

钟鸣鼎食
zhōng míng dǐng shí

extravagant lifestyle

钟鼎文
zhōng dǐng wén

bell-cauldron script

香火鼎盛
xiāng huǒ dǐng shèng

(of a temple) teeming with worshippers

鼎力
dǐng lì

(honorific) your kind efforts

鼎力相助
dǐng lì xiāng zhù

We are most grateful for your valuable assistance.

鼎助
dǐng zhù

(honorific) your inestimable assistance

鼎城
dǐng chéng

Dingcheng district of Changde city 常德市[cháng dé shì], Hunan

鼎城区
dǐng chéng qū

Dingcheng district of Changde city 常德市[cháng dé shì], Hunan

鼎峙
dǐng zhì

a tripartite balance

鼎新
dǐng xīn

to innovate

鼎族
dǐng zú

rich patriarchal family

鼎沸
dǐng fèi

a confused noise

鼎泰丰
dǐng tài fēng

Din Tai Fung, restaurant specializing in dumplings, with stores in many countries

鼎湖
dǐng hú

Dinghu District of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市|肇庆市[zhào qìng shì], Guangdong

鼎湖区
dǐng hú qū

Dinghu District of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市|肇庆市[zhào qìng shì], Guangdong

鼎盛
dǐng shèng

thriving

鼎盛时期
dǐng shèng shí qī

flourishing period

鼎盛期
dǐng shèng qī

flourishing age

鼎立
dǐng lì

lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod

鼎足
dǐng zú

lit. the three legs of a tripod

鼎足之势
dǐng zú zhī shì

competition between three rivals

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

鼎革
dǐng gé

change of dynasties

鼎食
dǐng shí

extravagant food

鼎鼎
dǐng dǐng

great

鼎鼎大名
dǐng dǐng dà míng

famous