鼎
contributes the sense of a large bronze ritual cauldron standing on legs · Kangxi radical 206
contributes the sense of a large bronze ritual cauldron standing on legs
鼎 began as a picture of a heavy bronze cooking vessel: a wide bowl with two upright handles on the rim, resting on legs. In the modern form the top part 目 is the squat body of the pot seen from the front, and the strokes underneath are the splayed legs and handles holding it up. In 鼐, a kind of large ritual cauldron, 鼎 keeps its full meaning and 乃 supplies the sound.
鼎 at a glance
- Meaning
- contributes the sense of a large bronze ritual cauldron standing on legs
- Strokes
- 12
- Characters
- 1
- Role
- Contributes meaning
- Kangxi radical
- 206
Characters with 鼎
Beyond HSK · 1
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 鼎 mean?
鼎 means "contributes the sense of a large bronze ritual cauldron standing on legs". In the characters that contain it, it contributes meaning.
How many Chinese characters contain 鼎?
1 character in this dictionary contain 鼎.
Is 鼎 a radical?
Yes — 鼎 is Kangxi radical 206, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 鼎 have?
鼎 is written in 12 strokes.