| 鼎 | dǐng | ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs; pot (topolect); to enter upon a period of (classical); Kangxi radical 244; one of the 64 trigrams of the Book of Changes |
| 鼎立 | dǐng lì | lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod; tripartite confrontation or balance of forces |
| 鼎盛 | dǐng shèng | flourishing; at its peak; a golden age |
| 一言九鼎 | yī yán jiǔ dǐng | one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight |
| 九鼎 | jiǔ dǐng | The Nine Cauldrons, symbol of Imperial power dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1100 BC) |
| 刀锯鼎镬 | dāo jù dǐng huò | knife, saw and cauldron; ancient instruments of torture; fig. torture |
| 问鼎 | wèn dǐng | lit. to inquire of the tripods (idiom); fig. to plan to seize power of the whole country; grand ambitions to win |
| 问鼎中原 | wèn dǐng zhōng yuán | lit. to inquire of the tripods (idiom); fig. to plan to seize power of the whole country; grand ambitions to win |
| 问鼎轻重 | wèn dǐng qīng zhòng | lit. to inquire whether the tripods are light or heavy (idiom); a laughable attempt to seize power |
| 大名鼎鼎 | dà míng dǐng dǐng | grand reputation; renowned; famous |
| 定鼎 | dìng dǐng | lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great); to fix the capital; to found a dynasty; used in advertising |
| 春秋鼎盛 | chūn qiū dǐng shèng | the prime of one's life |
| 染指于鼎 | rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng | lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie; to get a share of the action |
| 民怨鼎沸 | mín yuàn dǐng fèi | seething discontent (idiom); popular grievances boil over |
| 福鼎 | Fú dǐng | Fuding county level city in Ningde 宁德, Fujian |
| 福鼎市 | Fú dǐng shì | Fuding county level city in Ningde 宁德, Fujian |
| 钟鸣鼎食 | zhōng míng dǐng shí | extravagant lifestyle |
| 钟鼎文 | zhōng dǐng wén | bell-cauldron script; the 籀文 form of Chinese character used in metal inscriptions |
| 革故鼎新 | gé gù dǐng xīn | to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate |
| 鼎力 | dǐng lì | (honorific) your kind efforts; thanks to your help |
| 鼎力相助 | dǐng lì xiāng zhù | We are most grateful for your valuable assistance. |
| 鼎助 | dǐng zhù | (honorific) your inestimable assistance; thanks to your help |
| 鼎城 | Dǐng chéng | Dingcheng district of Changde city 常德市, Hunan |
| 鼎城区 | Dǐng chéng qū | Dingcheng district of Changde city 常德市, Hunan |
| 鼎峙 | dǐng zhì | a tripartite balance; compromise between three rivals |
| 鼎新 | dǐng xīn | to innovate |
| 鼎族 | dǐng zú | rich patriarchal family; aristocracy |
| 鼎沸 | dǐng fèi | a confused noise; a racket |
| 鼎湖 | Dǐng hú | Dinghu district of Zhaoqing city 肇庆市, Guangdong |
| 鼎湖区 | Dǐng hú qū | Dinghu district of Zhaoqing city 肇庆市, Guangdong |
| 鼎盛时期 | dǐng shèng shí qī | flourishing period; golden age |
| 鼎盛期 | dǐng shèng qī | flourishing age (of the ceremonial tripod); golden age |
| 鼎足 | dǐng zú | lit. the three legs of a tripod; fig. three competing rivals |
| 鼎足之势 | dǐng zú zhī shì | competition between three rivals; tripartite confrontation |
| 鼎铛玉石 | dǐng chēng yù shí | lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material; casting pearls before swine |
| 鼎革 | dǐng gé | change of dynasties; clear out the old, bring in the new |
| 鼎食 | dǐng shí | extravagant food |
| 鼎鼎 | dǐng dǐng | great; very important |
| 鼎鼎大名 | dǐng dǐng dà míng | famous; celebrated |
