Chinese Character Dictionary

鼎城

Dĭng chéng

Dingcheng district of Changde city 常德市[Cháng dé shì], Hunan

鼎城区

Dĭng chéng qū

Dingcheng district of Changde city 常德市[Cháng dé shì], Hunan

鼎峙

dĭng zhì

a tripartite balance

鼎新

dĭng xīn

to innovate

鼎族

dĭng zú

rich patriarchal family

鼎沸

dĭng fèi

a confused noise

鼎湖

Dĭng hú

Dinghu district of Zhaoqing city 肇慶市|肇庆市[Zhào qìng shì], Guangdong

鼎湖区

Dĭng hú qū

Dinghu district of Zhaoqing city 肇慶市|肇庆市[Zhào qìng shì], Guangdong

鼎盛

dĭng shèng

flourishing

鼎盛时期

dĭng shèng shí qī

flourishing period

鼎盛期

dĭng shèng qī

flourishing age (of the ceremonial tripod)

鼎立

dĭng lì

lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod

鼎足

dĭng zú

lit. the three legs of a tripod

鼎足之势

dĭng zú zhī shì

competition between three rivals

鼎铛玉石

dĭng chēng yù shí

lit. to use a sacred tripod as cooking pot and jade as ordinary stone (idiom); fig. a waste of precious material

鼎革

dĭng gé

change of dynasties

鼎食

dĭng shí

extravagant food

鼎鼎

dĭng dĭng

great

鼎鼎大名

dĭng dĭng dà míng

famous

鼏

mì

cover of tripod kettle

鼐

nài

incense tripod

鼒

zī

tripod with a small opening on top

鼓

gŭ

drum

鼓动

gŭ dòng

to agitate

鼓励

gŭ lì

to encourage

鼓吹

gŭ chuī

to agitate for

鼓吹者

gŭ chuī zhĕ

advocate

鼓噪

gŭ zào

din

鼓室

gŭ shì

tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)

鼓山

Gŭ shān

Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan

鼓山区

Gŭ shān qū

Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gāo xióng shì], south Taiwan

鼓手

gŭ shŏu

drummer

鼓掌

gŭ zhăng

to applaud

鼓板

gŭ băn

clapper-board

鼓楼

gŭ lóu

a drum tower

鼓楼区

Gŭ lóu qū

Drumtower city district (various)

鼓气

gŭ qì

to puff up

鼓浪屿

Gŭ làng yŭ

Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門|厦门[Xià mén]

鼓盆

gŭ pén

lit. to drum on a bowl

鼓盆之戚

gŭ pén zhī qī

drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife)

鼓眼睛

gŭ yăn jīng

protruding eyes

鼓箧

gŭ qiè

beginning-school ceremony (old usage)

鼓声

gŭ shēng

sound of a drum

鼓胀

gŭ zhàng

to swell

鼓膜

gŭ mó

eardrum

鼓舌

gŭ shé

to wag one's tongue

鼓舞

gŭ wŭ

heartening (news)

鼓起

gŭ qĭ

to drum up

鼓起勇气

gŭ qĭ yŏng qì

to take courage

鼓风

gŭ fēng

a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal)

鼓风机

gŭ fēng jī

bellows

鼓风炉

gŭ fēng lú

a blast furnace (in modern times)

鼓点

gŭ diăn

drum beat

鼓点子

gŭ diăn zi

drum beat

鼓鼓

gŭ gŭ

bulging

鼓鼓囊囊

gŭ gu nāng nāng

full and bulging (of a pocket, pouch etc)

冬

Dōng

surname Dong

鼖

fén

large brass drum

鼗

táo

a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy)

鼙

pí

drum carried on horseback