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鼎

three legged kettle
Stroke count: 13

Readings

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Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. three legged kettle
  2. tripodRtK
  1. three-legged bronze vessel (used in ancient China)

Radicals and components

Radical鼎tripod
Components
How it's built
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Compound words

鼎革ていかく
change of dynasty
鼎坐ていざ
three people sitting in a triangle
鼎座ていざ
three people sitting in a triangle
鼎談ていだん
tripartite talk
鼎立ていりつ
triangular position
三つ鼎みつがなえ
three people sitting in a triangle
鐘鼎文しょうていぶん
bronze-vessel and bell inscriptions
鼎立戦ていりつせん
three-way contest
三者鼎立さんしゃていりつ
three parties (forces) opposing one another
鼎の軽重を問うかなえのけいちょうをとう
to call someone's ability into question

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 鼎

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