鼎 = ｜ + 一 + 片 + 目 + 丬

鼎 is a Japanese kanji written with 13 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tripod”. It is built from ｜ (pipe), 一 (one), 片 (one-sided), 目 (eye) and 丬 (turtle). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2878.

Keyword: tripod
RTK frame: 2878
Strokes: 13
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): テイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): かなえ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: three legged kettle, тренога
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 鼎 large

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

How to find 鼎 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “pipe” + “one” + “one-sided”. 鼎 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 鼎 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.