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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" �O�� 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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