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鼎 means 'three-legged stool'

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Strokes : 13    Radical number: 206    Frequency: 3052   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-9    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 9 words   Used in 11 words   Used in 48 names   Component in 4 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
On
   テイ
Kun
   かなえ three legged kettle
Although this is a radical, it is not used as part of any Joyo or Jinmeiyo kanji other than this kanji itself.
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鼎 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 鼎 is used 11 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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Most common form: かなえ
noun
three-legged metal pot or kettle (used in ancient China)  (archaic)
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expression, Godan verb with `u' ending (special class)
to call one's ability into question; to weigh one's ability
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かなえ (read as がなえ) : 1 word FIND ALL
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three people sitting in a triangle  (see also: 鼎座)
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An additional テイ less common words include 鼎 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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テイ   three-legged stool   かなえ three legged kettle   
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