Pictographic: A cauldron on its bronze tripodRadical:

meaning for dǐng:

  • - ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs
  • - pot (dialect)
  • - to enter upon a period of (classical)
  • - Kangxi radical 206
  • - one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changesflourishing
  • - at its peak
  • - a golden agegrand reputation
  • - renowned
  • - famousa confused noise
  • - a racket(honorific) your kind efforts
  • - thanks to your helpto aspire to the throne
  • - to aim at (the first place etc)