Taxonomy of meanings for 鼎:　　

  • 鼎 dǐng (OC: teeŋʔ MC: teŋ) 都挺切 上 廣韻：【説文云鼎三足兩耳和五味之寶器禹收九牧之金鑄鼎荆山之下 】
    • FOOD VESSEL
      • nadNsupplied with tripods, rich enough to own tripods
      • nadVanalogylike a food vessel ding3 SHIJI: 鼎沸
      • ndǐng tripod vessel used for food
    • grammaticalised "just then">THEN
      • grammaticalised continuative>NOW
        • reduplicated>COMFORTABLE
          • vi.redbe all at ease; be very comfortable
        • SURNAMES
          • =頂RESIST

            Additional information about 鼎

            說文解字: 【鼎】，三足、兩耳，和五味之寶器也。昔禹收九牧之金，鑄鼎山之下，入山林川澤，魑魅蝄蜽莫能逢之，以協承天休。《易》卦巽木於下者，爲鼎象，析木以炊也。 〔小徐本「蝄」作「蛧」，「析木以炊也」作「析木以炊鼎也」，下有「從貞省聲」四字。〕 籒文以鼎爲貞字。 〔小徐本「籒文」前有「古文以貞爲鼎」六字。〕 凡鼎之屬皆从鼎。 【都挺切】