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Radical 206
“C [Radical] 206 [Strokes] 00 [Total Strokes] 13 [Unicode] 9F0E [Pinyin] ding3 [Korean] jeong [Japanese] tei [Definition](1) Kettle; three-legged kettle, or caldron, which has two ears, or rings for carrying. A tripod. A sacrificial vessel which was the symbol of the rank of emperor and a central component of rituals connected with transmission of the imperial throne. (2) Three things lined up together. (3) The ranks of the "three princes" ŽOŒö or three important ministers to the emperor. (4) That which is revered, honored, noble, august, high. (5) Exactly, precisely, perfectly fitting, appropriate. (6) One of the Yijing hexagrams. (7) The empire. [Credit] acm
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