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钟鼎文

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
钟鼎文 zhōngdǐngwén	钟鼎文 \| 钟鼎文* \| *钟鼎文	bell-cauldron script / the 籀文 form of Chinese character used in metal inscriptions	鐘鼎文

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
钟	钟 \| 钟* \| *钟	9画钅 + 4	zhōng	clock; bell	zung1	鍾鐘 8570 OVL


鼎	鼎 \| 鼎* \| *鼎	12画鼎 + 0	dǐng, zhēn	large, three-legged bronze caldron; Kangxi radical 206; hexagram ䷱	ding2	2222.1 BUVML


文	文 \| 文* \| *文	4画文 + 0	wén, wèn	literature, culture, writing	man4	0040.0 YK

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Simplified		English Definition
钟鼎文 zhōngdǐngwén	钟鼎文 \| 钟鼎文* \| *钟鼎文	bell-cauldron script / the 籀文 form of Chinese character used in metal inscriptions


钟 Zhōng	钟 \| 钟* \| *钟	surname Zhong


钟 zhōng	钟 \| 钟* \| *钟	handleless cup; goblet / (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc) / variant of 鐘｜钟


钟 zhōng	钟 \| 钟* \| *钟	a (large) bell (CL:架) / clock (CL:座) / amount of time; o'clock (CL:點｜点,分,秒) (as in 三點鐘｜三点钟 "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘｜五分钟 "five minutes" etc)


鼎　dǐng	鼎 \| 鼎* \| *鼎	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 Changes


文　　Wén	文 \| 文* \| *文	surname Wen


文　　wén	文 \| 文* \| *文	language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67