鼒

鼒 · zī

large tripod caldron with small mouth

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
zī
Cantonese
zi1
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

large tripod caldron with small mouth

Dictionary definitions & readings

鼒 zī · tripod with a small opening on top

CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · 2026-10-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
74741.060:zī Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
1530.010:zī Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
491.160:zī Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
zī粵zi1 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
シ サイ Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
子之 昨哉 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
DHBUL Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
4022.7 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1525.150 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
063.21 099.53 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0943r Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+9F12
Radical
鼎 · 206
Strokes
15
Residual strokes
3
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7759

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
tsi · 子之 · 止開三平之精 · #206
Middle Chinese
dzoj · 昨哉 · 蟹開一平咍從 · #388

PHONO-ML, source line 1756; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
1566.304
kDaeJaweon
2061.060
kGSR
0943r
kHanYu
74741.060
kIRGDaeJaweon
2061.060
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
74741.060
kIRGKangXi
1525.150
kKangXi
1525.150
kMatthews
6964
kMeyerWempe
3531l
kMorohashi
48321 48321:E0101
kSBGY
063.21 099.53
kSMSZD2003Index
828.05
kCangjie
DHBUL
kFourCornerCode
4022.7
kMojiJoho
MJ029982 MJ029982:E0101 MJ029983:E0102
kPhonetic
247
kUnihanCore2020
GHMT
kIRG_GSource
G3-7C3B
kIRG_HSource
HB2-ECB7
kIRG_JSource
J1-6D29
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-9180
kIRG_KSource
K2-7446
kIRG_TSource
T2-5C43
kRSUnicode
206.3
kTotalStrokes
15
kBigFive
ECB7
kCCCII
235F32
kCNS1986
2-5C43
kCNS1992
2-5C43
kEACC
235F32
kGB3
9227
kGB8
1350
kJis1
7709
kMainlandTelegraph
7847
kTGH
2013:7759
kTaiwanTelegraph
7847
kXerox
310:165
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+15371+206.13.3
kCantonese
zi1
kDefinition
large tripod caldron with small mouth
kFanqie
子之 昨哉
kHanyuPinyin
74741.060:zī
kJapanese
シ サイ
kJapaneseKun
KANAE
kJapaneseOn
SHI JI
kMandarin
zī
kSMSZD2003Readings
zī粵zi1
kTGHZ2013
491.160:zī
kXHC1983
1530.010:zī

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 鼒0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
才 above 鼎 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿱才鼎$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱才鼎$(GHTJKP)

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