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Translingual [edit]

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Han character [edit]

(radical 206 +0, 13 strokes, cangjie input 月山女一中 (BUVML), four-corner 22221)

  1. sacrificial tripod
  2. large, three-legged bronze cauldron

References [edit]

  • KangXi: page 1525, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 48315
  • Dae Jaweon: page 2060, character 20
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 7, page 4740, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+9F0E

Cantonese [edit]

Hanzi [edit]

(Yale ding2)


Hakka [edit]

Hanzi [edit]

(POJ tín, tén, Guangdong tin3; tin3, ten3 [Hailu, Siyan], Hagfa Pinyim din3, den3)

References [edit]


Japanese [edit]

Kanji [edit]

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

Readings [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

: ceremonial tripod kettle

Originally a compound of  (kana, metal) +‎  (he, a pot or pan for holding food or beverages).

Pronunciation [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

  • (less common)

Noun [edit]

(hiragana かなえ, romaji kanae, historical hiragana かなへ)

  1. a three-legged kettle, a tripod kettle, used for cooking and later for ceremonial purposes in ancient China, and often made of bronze
  2. a symbol of a king or other high authority
Idioms [edit]
  • 軽重問う (かなえのけいじゅうをとう, kanae no keijū o tou): "to ask about the weight of a kettle" ⇒ to question a person's ability
  • 沸く如し (かなえのわくがごとし, kanae no waku ga gotoshi): "just like a boiling kettle" ⇒ a metaphor for a noisy busy situation
  • 一切れ}} (かなえのなかのひときれのにく, kanae no naka no hitokire no niku): "one slice of meat from in the kettle" ⇒ to get a read on the whole from a small sample
  • 扛ぐ (かなえをあぐ, kanae o agu): "to lift a kettle" ⇒ to be physically strong
  • 定む (かなえをさだむ, kanae o sadamu): "to settle the kettle" ⇒ to control the imperial capital, to ascend the throne

Etymology 2 [edit]

From Middle Chinese.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

(hiragana てい, romaji tei)

  1. a three-legged kettle, a tripod kettle, used for cooking and later for ceremonial purposes in ancient China, and often made of bronze
  2. one of the I Ching hexagrams

Korean [edit]

Hanja [edit]

(hangeul , revised jeong, McCune-Reischauer chŏng, Yale ceng)


Mandarin [edit]

Hanzi [edit]

(pinyin dǐng (ding3), Wade-Giles ting3)

Compounds [edit]


Vietnamese [edit]

Han character [edit]

(đỉnh, đềnh, đểnh, đễnh)