dǐng = di + (e)ng3
ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs / pot (dialect) / to enter upon a period of (classical) / Kangxi radical 206 / one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes
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How to pronounce 鼎

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= di initial

Di is for Dorothy Gale.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ (e)ng3 final

In the engine’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

鼎 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Characters with 鼎 as component

nài = n + ai4
incense tripod
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= z + Ø1
tripod with a small opening on top
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= mi + Ø4
cover of tripod kettle
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Words with 鼎

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grand reputation / renowned / famous
thriving / flourishing
to aspire to the throne / to aim at (the first place etc)

Sentences with 鼎

鼎 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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dǐng

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

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