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鐘鼎文

简钟鼎文 · 繁鐘鼎文

Mandarin · pinyin zhōng dǐng wén

bell-cauldron script
the 籀文 form of Chinese character used in metal inscriptions

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鐘: Look up this written character
鼎: dǐng · large, three-legged bronze caldron; Kangxi radical 206; hexagram ䷱
文: wén · literature, culture, writing
钟: zhōng · clock; bell

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1–3–2 · zhong1 ding3 wen2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zung1 ding2 man4

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noun

(writing, palaeography) Chinese bronze inscriptions
(writing, palaeography) bronze script

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