鼎
The story of 鼎
cauldron, tripod
鼎 depicts an ancient Chinese cooking cauldron with rounded body, two looped handles and three or four legs.
Vocabulary of 鼎
- 九鼎 (the Nine Tripod Cauldrons
- symbol of state power)
- 鼎立 (to stand like the three legs of a tripod
- means balance of force)