What does the helpful tripod mean?

Ding Li Xiu Ding means: big.

ding (pinyin: dǐng) is a commonly used character in Chinese and first appeared in oracle bone inscriptions in the Shang Dynasty. The original meaning of the tripod is an ancient utensil for cooking food. In ancient times, the tripod was not only used for cooking food, but also as a ritual vessel placed in ancestral temples for worship. Ding is very big and heavy, so "ding" also means very grand, such as: Ding Ding is famous and prosperous.

Due to the importance of "ding", it is often used to describe the throne and the emperor's career, such as: setting a tripod and aspiring to the top. The tripod is also a symbol of national power. A tripod is a large container for cooking food. The water rolling in the tripod is called "dingbo", which is a metaphor for noise and chaos. Ding also means renewal, such as: Ding Ge, Ding Gu Reform.

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Ding character encoding: CJK Unified Chinese character U 9F0E

Traditional Chinese character for ding: ding

Ding character radical: Ding

The pinyin of the word Ding: dǐng

The strokes of the word Ding: 12

The structure of the word Ding: upper and lower structure

The five elements of the word Ding: fire