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tripod cauldron
Radical summary
#206
Kangxi
13
Strokes
#156
Frequency
A bronze cauldron or tripod: wide square body, two handles, three legs — symbol of power.
Suggests a bronze cauldron, state power, a flourishing era, or the most important thing.
Trace the radical, simplified, traditional, and variant forms when available.
dǐng
bronze cauldron; peak; great
Cauldron radical. Found in 鼎 (cauldron), 鼐 (large cauldron), 鼏 (cauldron lid).
What radical is this: 鼎?